hot-rod

[ hot-rod ]
/ ˈhɒtˈrɒd /
Slang.

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.

Origin of hot-rod

First recorded in 1945–50

Definition for hot-rod (2 of 2)

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

Example sentences from the Web for hot-rod

  • There was no pity in Mike but would his pride let him hot-rod an eighteen-year-old?

    The Man from Time |Frank Belknap Long

British Dictionary definitions for hot-rod

hot rod

noun

a car with an engine that has been radically modified to produce increased power

Idioms and Phrases with hot-rod

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.