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11tailspin — noun a) The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin. b) A severe mental or emotional …
12tailspin — /tayl spin /, n., v., tailspinned, tailspinning. n. Also, tail spin. 1. spin (def. 24). 2. a sudden and helpless collapse into failure, confusion, or the like. v.i. 3. to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn: After the mill closes,… …
13tailspin — See: go into a tail spin …
14tailspin — tail•spin [[t]ˈteɪlˌspɪn[/t]] n. v. spinned, spin•ning 1) aer. spin 19) 2) a sudden collapse into failure or confusion 3) cvb to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn • Etymology: 1910–15 …
15tailspin — /ˈteɪlspɪn/ (say taylspin) noun 1. → spin1 (def. 21). 2. Colloquial a sudden collapse into a state of utter confusion; flat spin. Also, tail spin …
16go\ into\ a\ nose\ dive — • go into a tailspin • go into a nose dive 1. v. phr. informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious,… …
17go\ into\ a\ tail\ spin — • go into a tailspin • go into a nose dive 1. v. phr. informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious,… …
18go into — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 39) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go in, ↑move into • …
19tail·spin — /ˈteılˌspın/ noun [singular] 1 : a condition in which an airplane is falling rapidly while turning around and around The plane went into a tailspin. [=spin] 2 : a state in which something quickly becomes much worse Stock prices are in a tailspin …
20History of the Chicago Cubs — The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings. The Chicago National League Ball Club… …
