- car
- n.automobile, motorcar
1) to drive, operate a car
2) to bring a car to a stop; to stop a car
3) to back a car (she backed the car into the garage)
4) to ride in a car
5) to go, travel by car
6) to hire (BE), rent a car
7) to break in (AE), run in (BE) a (new) car
8) to jack up; park; register; repair; road-test; service; tune up; winterize a car
9) to smash up, total, wreck a car
10) an armored; command; getaway; Panda (BE), patrol, police, prowl (AE), squad (AE); passenger; racing; scout; sports; stock car
11) an estate car (BE; AE has station wagon)
12) a new; secondhand, used car
vehicle that moves on rails13) (on a train) (AE; BE has carriage, wagon, van) a baggage; box; cattle; club, lounge, parlor; dining, restaurant (BE); flat; freight; mail; railroad; sleeping; tank car
14) a trolley car (AE; BE has tram)
15) a cable car
16) (misc.) to uncouple railroad/railway cars
* * *[kɑː]operate a carparlorroad-testrun in (BE) a (new) carsleepingstock cartank carto stop a cartravel by cartune upused carwinterize a carwreck a carprowl (AE)squad (AE)Panda (BE)restaurant (BE)(misc.) to uncouple railroad/railway cars['automobile, motorcar'] to drive['vehicle that moves on rails'] (on a train) (AE; BE has carriage, wagon, van) a baggagea cable cara newan armoredto bring a car to a stopto goto hire (BE) . rent a carto jack upto ride in a carto smash upto break in (AE)a trolley car (AE; BE has tram)an estate car (BE; AE has station wagon)to back a car (she backed the car into the garage)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
