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spun down

spun down is the simple past and past participle of spin down.

Meaning of spin down

Verb

spin down (third-person singular simple present spins down, present participle spinning down, simple past and past participle spun down)

  1. To reduce its speed of rotation.
  2. (figuratively) To diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.
  3. (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
  4. (intransitive) To reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.

Questions about spun down

What is spun down the simple past and past participle of?
Spun down is the simple past and past participle of spin down.

Words near spun down in the dictionary

  1. spumous
  2. spumy
  3. spun
  4. spun a tale
  5. spun a yarn
  6. spun down
  7. spun in one's grave
  8. spun off
  9. spun one's wheels
  10. spun out
  11. spun plates

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