English

Alternative forms

• hotrod
• hot-rod

Noun

hot rod ‎(plural hot rods)

1. Typically a passenger vehicle modified to run and/or accelerate faster. The term may be used generically to apply to any car, truck, or motorcycle (et al.) modified for increased speed and/or performance. It may also be used to specifically describe and refer to modified cars from the original (or traditional) era of "hot rods", post World War II and prior to 1960.

Synonyms

• rod (definition #15)
• racer
• speedster

Derived terms

• hot rodder
• hot-rodder
• hotrodder
• hot rodding
• hot-rodding
• hotrodding

See also

• custom car
• gasser
• pro street
• street machine
• street rod
• T bucket

Verb

hot rod ‎(third-person singular simple present hot rods, present participle hot roding, simple past and past participle hot roded) or hotrod (slang)

1. A colloquialism and slang term used to refer to the act of modifying a vehicle for enhanced driving performance, top speed, and/or to accelerate faster.

"Are you going to hot rod [the vehicle] or leave it stock?"

Synonyms

• customize
• modify
• alter

Derived terms

• hot rodded
• hot rodding
• hotrodded
• hotrodding

See also

• customize