TEST DRIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("test drive" is a kind of...):

road test (a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy)

Derivation:

test drive (test a vehicle by driving it)

Meaning:

Test a vehicle by driving it

Example:

I want to test drive the new Porsche

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "test drive" is one way to...):

drive (operate or control a vehicle)

Domain category:

driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

test drive (test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying)

test driver (a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its performance)