TAILSPIN

Meaning of TAILSPIN in English

[tail.spin] n (ca. 1917) 1: spin 2a

2: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse

3: a sustained and usu. severe decline or downturn "stock prices in a ~"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

TAILSPIN — noun Date: 1917 spin 2a, a mental or emotional letdown or collapse, a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAILSPIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : spin II 2a the airplane went into a tailspin 2. : a collapse into mental or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAILSPIN — /tayl"spin'/ , n. , v. , tailspinned, tailspinning . n. Also, tail spin . 1. spin (def. 24). 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAILSPIN — n. fast downward spin (of an airplane); loss of emotional control, emotional collapse (Informal)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAILSPIN — noun Date: 1917 1. : spin 2a 2. : a mental or emotional letdown or collapse 3. : a sustained …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAILSPIN — ■ noun 1》 a spin by an aircraft. 2》 a state of rapidly increasing chaos or panic. ■ verb ( …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAILSPIN — tailspin BrE AmE ˈteɪ ə l spɪn ▷ tailspin|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAILSPIN — / ˈteɪlspɪn; NAmE / noun [ sing. ] 1. a situation in which a pilot loses control of an aircraft …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAILSPIN — tail ‧ spin /ˈteɪlˌspɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular] 1 . in/into a tailspin in or into a bad …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAILSPIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a spin (see SPIN n. 2) by an aircraft with the tail spiralling. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAILSPIN — n. & v. n. 1 a spin (see SPIN n. 2) by an aircraft with the tail spiralling. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAILSPIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a spin (see SPIN n. 2) by an aircraft with the tail spiralling. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
TAILSPIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But I don't go into a tailspin over it. ▪ Its shares went into a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAILSPIN — See: GO INTO A TAILSPIN.
Slang English vocab
TAILSPIN — n. to go into a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TAILSPIN — See: GO INTO A TAILSPIN.
Словарь английских идиом
TAILSPIN — pintails
Anagrams English vocabulary
TAILSPIN — штопор
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAILSPIN — Штопор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TAILSPIN — штопор
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TAILSPIN — штопор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAILSPIN — штопор
Англо-Русский словарь
TAILSPIN — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ spin Function: noun Date: 1917 1 : SPIN 2A 2 : a mental or emotional letdown …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAILSPIN — штопор
English-Russian Online Dictionary
GO INTO A TAILSPIN — v. phr. , informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FLICKER — I. ˈflikə(r) verb ( flickered ; flickered ; flickering -k(ə)riŋ ; flickers ) Etymology: Middle English flikeren, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPINPROOF — /spin"proohf'/ , adj. (of an airplane) designed so as to be highly resistant to a tailspin. [ SPIN + -PROOF …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be sent for trial ( also be committed for trial British English ) ▪ Smith's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GO INTO A NOSE DIVE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. * /The team went into a tailspin …
Slang English vocab
SLUMP — n. 1 dip, trough, depreciation, decline, downturn, downslide, recession, depression, falling-off, fall-off, fall, drop, plunge, descent, crash, collapse, failure; nosedive, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GO INTO A NOSE DIVE — See: GO INTO A TAIL SPIN. {v. phr.}, {informal} To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. * …
Словарь английских идиом

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