- tailspin tail·spin n
- ['teɪlˌspɪn]
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tail·spin — /ˈteılˌspın/ noun [singular] 1 : a condition in which an airplane is falling rapidly while turning around and around The plane went into a tailspin. [=spin] 2 : a state in which something quickly becomes much worse Stock prices are in a tailspin … Useful english dictionary
spin — spinnability, n. spinnable, adj. /spin/, v., spun or (Archaic) span, spun, spinning, n. v.t. 1. to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels. 2. to form (the fi … Universalium
tailspin — tail|spin [ teıl,spın ] noun singular 1. ) INFORMAL an occasion when something or someone suddenly gets into a very bad state: sending the nation s financial markets into a tailspin 2. ) an occasion when an airplane falls in the sky with its NOSE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tailspin — tail|spin [ˈteılˌspın] n [C usually singular] 1.) in/into a tailspin in or into a bad situation that keeps getting worse in a way that you cannot control ▪ Raising interest rates could send the economy into a tailspin . 2.) when a plane falls… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tailspin — [tāl′spin΄] n. 1. SPIN (n. 5): also tail spin 2. a state of rapidly increasing depression or confusion … English World dictionary
go\ into\ a\ tail\ spin — • go into a tailspin • go into a nose dive 1. v. phr. informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious,… … Словарь американских идиом
tailspin — tail•spin [[t]ˈteɪlˌspɪn[/t]] n. v. spinned, spin•ning 1) aer. spin 19) 2) a sudden collapse into failure or confusion 3) cvb to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
tailspin — /tayl spin /, n., v., tailspinned, tailspinning. n. Also, tail spin. 1. spin (def. 24). 2. a sudden and helpless collapse into failure, confusion, or the like. v.i. 3. to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn: After the mill closes,… … Universalium
tailspin — /ˈteɪlspɪn/ (say taylspin) noun 1. → spin1 (def. 21). 2. Colloquial a sudden collapse into a state of utter confusion; flat spin. Also, tail spin …
tailspin — See: go into a tail spin … Словарь американских идиом
tailspin — (n.) downward spiraling dive of an aircraft, 1916, from TAIL (Cf. tail) (n.1) + SPIN (Cf. spin) (n.). Figurative sense of state of loss of control is from 1928 … Etymology dictionary
