Definition

Verb: - To remove water from wet laundry (clothes, fabrics) by placing them in a rotating drum that uses centrifugal force to fling the water out through small holes.

Usage

• This verb describes a specific step in the laundry process, typically performed by a washing machine with a spin cycle or by a separate device called a spin dryer.
• It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the items being dried).
• The process does not use heat; it relies solely on rapid spinning to extract moisture.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Passive Voice: Often used to describe the state of laundry after the process.
  • The sheets were spin-dried and are now ready for the tumble dryer.
• As a Modifier (Compound Adjective): Used before a noun to describe a state or a type of cycle.
  • The spin-dry cycle on my washer is very efficient.
  • We put the wet swimsuits in the spin-dry basket.

Variants and Related Words

• Spin-drier / Spin-dryer (noun): A separate appliance designed specifically for this purpose.
  • We have a separate spin-dryer in the utility room.
• Spin cycle (noun phrase): The part of a washing machine's program that performs this action.
  • Set the washer to an extra-long spin cycle.

Synonyms

• Extract water (from): A more general phrase for the same action.
• Centrifuge (verb, technical): To subject to centrifugal force, often used in scientific contexts.

Notes on Meaning

• This term refers specifically to the mechanical water removal process in laundry. It is distinct from air-drying (hanging clothes) or heat-drying (using a tumble dryer).
• The result is damp, not fully dry, clothing.

Verb

1. dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces