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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

spin up

spin up · spins up · spun up · spinning up

To reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take placeTo reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.

» This spider can have a leg span of up 6 inches.

Meaning

4 senses

(intransitive)To reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.
(transitive)To power up, launch, or instantiate.
Near-synonyms: spool up; gin up
We spun up a virtual server in the cloud to handle the additional load.
(figuratively, intransitive)To be brought into full operation; to reach full potential or capacity; to spool up.
(figuratively, transitive)To fabricate.

Examples

1 sentences

This spider can have a leg span of up 6 inches.
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Forms

spins up, spinning up, spun up, spun up

Base form	spin up · to spin up
3rd person singular	spins up
Present participle	spinning up
Past simple	spun up
Past participle	spun up

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	spin up
he, she, it	spins up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

spun up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have spun up
he, she, it	has spun up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will spin up

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms

spool up gin up

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

Derivedspinup

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

spillA2 spillage spinB2 spinachB1 spinal spine

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