- car
- noun1 road vehicle with four wheels ⇨ See also ↑automobileADJECTIVE▪ fast▪ new▪ diesel (esp. BrE), electric, fuel-efficient (esp. AmE), hybrid, hydrogen-powered, motor (BrE, formal), petrol (BrE)▪ compact (esp. AmE), estate (BrE), hatchback (esp. BrE), luxury, mid-size (AmE), saloon (BrE) (sedan in AmE), sports▪ second▪ armoured/armored, cop (AmE, informal), patrol, police, squad, unmarked▪
Police in an unmarked car had been following the stolen vehicle.
▪ race (AmE), racing (BrE), rally (BrE), stock▪ company, hire (BrE), rental (esp. AmE)▪ second-hand (esp. BrE), used▪a used car salesman
▪ private▪The government wants to reduce the use of private cars.
▪ getaway, speeding, stolen▪The robbers abandoned their getaway car and ran off.
▪ parked▪There was a line of parked cars in front of the building.
▪ classic, veteran (BrE), vintageVERB + CAR▪ drive▪ have, own, run (esp. BrE)▪It's very expensive to run a car these days.
▪ lease▪ trade (AmE), trade in▪ take (esp. BrE)▪It's too far to walk. I'll take the car.
▪ borrow▪ get in, get into, pile into▪He got in the car and they drove off.
▪The kids all piled into the car.
▪ exit (AmE, formal), get out of▪ start▪ pull over, pull up, stop▪He pulled his car over at a small hotel.
▪ back, reverse▪ steer, swerve▪He swerved his car sharply to the right.
▪ overtake, pass▪ lose control of▪I lost control of the car and it spun off the road.
▪ leave, park▪ lock, unlock▪ abandon, dump▪ crash, wreck (esp. AmE)▪ impound (esp. AmE), tow, tow away, tow off▪ race▪ build, make, manufacture, produce▪ fix, repair, service, work on▪ take in▪I have to take the car in for a service. (AmE)
▪I have to take the car in for service. (AmE)
▪ wash▪ hire (esp. BrE), rent (esp. AmE)▪ break into, hot-wire (informal), stealCAR + VERB▪ start▪Despite the cold, the car started first time.
▪ run on sth▪cars that run on diesel
▪ do sth▪The car does 55 miles per gallon.
▪The car was doing over 100 miles an hour.
▪ pull out▪The red car suddenly pulled out in front of me.
▪ drive off, pull away▪ overtake sb/sth, pass sb/sth▪ screech by/past, speed by/past, whizz by/past, zoom by/past▪ accelerate, speed up▪ slow down▪ come to a halt, draw up (esp. BrE), pull up, stop▪ skid, spin, swerve▪Her car skidded on a patch of ice.
▪ break down, stall▪ collide with sth, crash, hit sth▪His car hit a van coming in the opposite direction.
CAR + NOUN▪ alarm, boot (BrE), door, engine, horn, key, phone, seat, trunk (AmE), tyre/tire, window▪a car boot sale(= an outdoor sale where people sell things from the backs of their cars) (BrE)
▪ ride▪ park (BrE) (parking lot in AmE), parking▪There's not enough car parking in the city.
▪ driver▪ dealer, dealership, salesman, showroom▪ buyer▪ hire (BrE), rental (AmE)▪ accident, crash, wreck (AmE)▪ chase▪ racing▪ bomb, bombing▪ wash▪ tax▪ ferry (esp. BrE)PREPOSITION▪ by car▪They take the children to school by car.
▪ in a/the car▪I'll wait for you in the car.
PHRASES▪ a brand of car (esp. AmE), a make of car, a model of car▪ cars on the road▪The number of cars on the road is increasing all the time.
2 (esp. AmE) section of a train ⇨ See also ↑carriageADJECTIVE▪ rail (usually railcar) (AmE), railroad (AmE), railway (BrE)▪ subway (AmE)▪ cattle, coal, freight▪ baggage, dining (BrE, AmE), lounge (AmE), sleeping (BrE, AmE), smoking▪ Pullman (AmE)VERB + CAR▪ pull
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
