hot-rod
[ hot-rod ]
/ ˈhɒtˈrɒd /
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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.
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Origin of hot-rod
First recorded in 1945–50
hot rod
noun Slang.
an automobile specially built or altered for fast acceleration and increased speed.
Origin of hot rod
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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There was no pity in Mike but would his pride let him hot-rod an eighteen-year-old?
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hot rod
noun
a car with an engine that has been radically modified to produce increased power
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hot-rod
also hot rod, 1945, American English, from hot + rod, apparently in a sense of "hunk of metal" (the cars also were called hot iron).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
hot 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.
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