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spooled up

spooled up is the simple past and past participle of spool up.

Meaning of spool up

Verb

spool up (third-person singular simple present spools up, present participle spooling up, simple past and past participle spooled up)

  1. To wind up onto a spool.
  2. To increase in rotational speed, producing an increase in thrust.
    • The large rotational inertia of the heavy compressor and turbine rotors makes the engine slow to spool up from idle.
  3. (figuratively) To be brought into full operation; to reach full potential or capacity.
    • Near-synonym: spin up
    Synonyms:
    spin up

Questions about spooled up

What is spooled up the simple past and past participle of?
Spooled up is the simple past and past participle of spool up.

Words near spooled up in the dictionary

  1. spoolable
  2. spooldown
  3. spooled
  4. spooled down
  5. spooled out
  6. spooled up
  7. spooler
  8. spoolers
  9. spoolful
  10. spoolfuls
  11. spoolie

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