| accelerate |
When you accelerate, you increase the speed or rate of something. If a driver accelerates while they are driving, they make their car go faster. [1/2 definitions] |
| at the wheel |
driving or steering an automobile, ship, or the like. |
| carpool |
an agreement among a group of automobile drivers who work together, or whose children go to the same school. Each driver takes turns driving the others. |
| DMV |
the government office of each state that issues drivers' licenses and makes driving regulations. "DMV" is an abbreviation of "Department of Motor Vehicles." |
| endanger |
If someone endangers you, they cause you to be in danger. If you are in a car with someone who is driving much too fast, they are endangering you. If people start a big fire in the woods, it endangers the animals that live there. |
| jeep |
(Trademark) a brand of sturdy, powerful car made for driving off roads on rough ground. It was first made for military use. [1/2 definitions] |
| mean1 |
When we see big, dark clouds in the sky, they tell us something. The dark clouds have a meaning. They mean that rain is coming. In the same way, a red light has a meaning for someone driving a car. The red light means that they must stop. Words mean things too, of course. The word "big" means "large," for example. [1/7 definitions] |
| passenger |
a person who is not driving, but travels in an automobile, bus, train, or other vehicle. |
| racing |
the sport of competing with others to be the fastest, especially in driving a car or riding a horse. |
| repellent |
having the effect of driving away. [1/3 definitions] |
| roundup |
the act of driving cattle into one group for branding or shipping to market. [1/3 definitions] |
| sand |
When icy roads are sanded, they are covered with sand or something like sand. Sanding the roads makes them safer for driving. [1/3 definitions] |
| shift |
the act of changing gears when driving a car or truck. [1/7 definitions] |
| sledgehammer |
a large, heavy hammer that has a long handle. A sledgehammer is held with both hands and used for such tasks as driving posts into the ground. |
| speed |
When someone speeds, they are driving faster than the law allows. [1/6 definitions] |
| speed limit |
the highest legal driving speed in a state or region, or on a particular road or portion of a road. |
| speedometer |
A speedometer tells a driver how fast they are driving. It is an instrument that measures the speed of a vehicle as it is moving. |
| thrust |
the act of pushing or driving forward with force. [1/4 definitions] |
| ticket |
A ticket is a notice that a police officer gives someone that says that they broke a law. It is usually for doing something like speeding while driving or not obeying other traffic laws. If someone gets a ticket, it means that they have to go to court or pay a fine or both. [1/3 definitions] |
| yield |
when driving, to stop and wait while allowing other vehicles to go ahead of oneself. A sign with a red triangle is often used to tell drivers to yield. [1/5 definitions] |