Phrasal Verbs related to Cars

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• Back Up:

  • Meaning: To move a vehicle backward.

  • Sample Sentence: "Make sure to use your mirrors when you back up in a parking lot."

• Break Down:

  • Meaning: To stop working, often referring to a vehicle experiencing a mechanical failure.

  • Sample Sentence: "My car broke down on the highway, and I had to call for a tow truck."

• Check Out:

  • Meaning: To inspect or examine a vehicle.

  • Sample Sentence: "I'm going to check out that used car at the dealership this afternoon."

• Drive Off:

  • Meaning: To leave a location while driving.

  • Sample Sentence: "Don't forget to pay for your gas before you drive off from the gas station."

• Fill Up:

  • Meaning: To put fuel into a vehicle's tank.

  • Sample Sentence: "I need to stop and fill up the tank before we hit the road."

• Get In:

  • Meaning: To enter a vehicle.

  • Sample Sentence: "Hurry up and get in the car; we're running late!"

• Hang Out (of a Vehicle):

  • Meaning: To extend or protrude outside a vehicle.

  • Sample Sentence: "Watch out for your luggage; it's hanging out of the trunk."

• Keep Up:

  • Meaning: To maintain a certain speed or level.

  • Sample Sentence: "If you want to keep up with traffic, you need to accelerate a bit."

• Pull Over:

  • Meaning: To move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop.

  • Sample Sentence: "The police officer asked me to pull over for a routine check."

• Run Out (of Gas):

  • Meaning: To use up all the fuel in a vehicle.

  • Sample Sentence: "I hope we don't run out of gas before we reach the next gas station."

• Speed Up:

  • Meaning: To increase the speed of a vehicle.

  • Sample Sentence: "We need to speed up if we want to make it to the event on time."

• Take Off:

  • Meaning: To accelerate quickly, as in starting to drive.

  • Sample Sentence: "The sports car can take off from 0 to 60 in just a few seconds."

• Turn Around:

  • Meaning: To reverse the direction of a vehicle.

  • Sample Sentence: "Realizing I forgot something at home, I had to turn around and go back."

• Warm Up:

  • Meaning: To allow a vehicle's engine to reach its optimal operating temperature.

  • Sample Sentence: "It's good to let the car warm up a bit on cold mornings."

• Zoom By:

  • Meaning: To pass quickly or speed by.

  • Sample Sentence: "We watched the motorcycles zoom by on the highway."