单词 | hot rod |
释义 | hot rodSEE SYNONYMS FOR hot rod ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang.an automobile specially built or altered for fast acceleration and increased speed. Origin of hot rodAn Americanism dating back to 1940–45 Words nearby hot rodhot pool, hot pot, hot potato, hot-press, hot pressing, hot rod, hot rodder, hot-roll, hots, hot sauce, hot seat Definition for hot rod (2 of 2)hot-rod [ hot-rod ] / ˈhɒtˈrɒd / verb (used without object), hot-rod·ded, hot-rod·ding.to drive a hot rod. to drive very fast. verb (used with object), hot-rod·ded, hot-rod·ding.to drive (a vehicle) very fast. to adapt (a vehicle or its engine) for increased speed. Origin of hot-rodFirst recorded in 1945–50 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hot rod
British Dictionary definitions for hot rodhot rod nouna car with an engine that has been radically modified to produce increased power Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hot rodhot rod An automobile modified to increase its speed and acceleration, as in Kids love to tinker with cars and try to convert them into hot rods. [Mid-1900s] Also see hopped up. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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