spin down
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Of a rotating body To reduce its speed of rotation.
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Figuratively To diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.
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Figuratively To decline in resources or capability.
- Link pointed out that the Fair program is restricted to people with CMV retinitis who are uninsured and not on Medicare or Medicaid. "Not very many people reach the point where they are suffering from CMV retinitis and haven't spun down onto Medicaid," said Link.1991 December 22, Jacob Smith Yang, quoting Derek Link, “Activists Fight Drug Profiteering”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 23, page 3:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Of a disk drive To reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.
- Antonyms
- spin up