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spools up

spools up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 spools up

What is spools up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spools up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spool up.

Words near spools up in the dictionary

  1. spoolless
  2. spoollike
  3. spools
  4. spools down
  5. spools out
  6. spools up
  7. spoolsful
  8. spoolup
  9. spoolwood
  10. spoolwork
  11. spoom

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