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to wheelspin

to wheelspin

6.3
To make a car's wheels turn very fast without grip
  • verb
  • Specialized
translation icon : hacer patinar
  • He tried to wheelspin the car, but the slippery surface prevented any gains.

Examples

  • The driver accidentally wheelspun when starting too quickly at the traffic light.

  • If you wheelspin on ice, you might lose control of the vehicle.

  • The car began to wheelspin on the icy road.

  • Don't wheelspin in the mud!

  • The driver tried to regain control as his car began to wheelspin on the icy road.

  • Without enough traction, the sports car started to wheelspin when the driver accelerated too quickly.

  • He realized his tires would wheelspin in the mud, so he decided to slow down.

Antonyms

to move ahead
61 2.7

To start or continue something so it gets closer to a goal

How Slippery

slip
8 1.0
to wheelspin
  • Specialized
6.3
grip
  • Specialized
30 3.5

Surface Forms

wheelspin infinitive
wheelspinning present participle
wheelspins third person singular
wheelspun past
wheelspun past participle

Morphology

wheelspin = wheelspin (transparent) = wheel + spin

The verb is a straightforward conversion of the noun 'wheelspin', which is itself transparently built from 'wheel' + 'spin'.

Etymology

Wheelspin comes from the picture of a wheel that begins to spin while the car does not move. So to wheelspin is to cause the wheels to 'spin' in place and lose traction.