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car

1

[ kahr ]

noun

  1. an automobile.
  2. a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car.
  3. the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc.
  4. British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon.
  5. Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph.
  6. Archaic. cart; carriage.


car

2

[ kahr ]

adjective

Chiefly Scot.

CAR

3
  1. computer-assisted retrieval.

car.

4

abbreviation for

  1. carat; carats.

CAR

1

abbreviation for

  1. compound annual return
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

car

2

/ °ìÉ‘Ë /

noun

    1. Also calledmotorcarautomobile a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
    2. ( as modifier )

      car coat

  1. a conveyance for passengers, freight, etc, such as a cable car or the carrier of an airship or balloon
  2. a railway vehicle for passengers only, such as a sleeping car or buffet car
  3. a railway carriage or van
  4. the enclosed platform of a lift
  5. a poetic word for chariot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of car1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English carre, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin carra (feminine singular), from Latin, neuter plural of carrum, variant of carrus “baggage cart, freight wagon,†from Gaulish; akin to Old Irish carr “wheeled vehicleâ€

Origin of car2

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English ( Scots ), from Scots Gaelic ³¦±ðà°ù°ù “false, left, wrongâ€

Origin of car3

First recorded in 1980–85
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of car1

C14: from Anglo-French carre, ultimately related to Latin carra, carrum two-wheeled wagon, probably of Celtic origin; compare Old Irish carr
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A car caught fire in the Pixar Pals parking lot at Disneyland on Friday morning and spread to numerous vehicles, the Anaheim Fire Department said.

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That is, until the creature, whose healing powers work on itself too, comes back to life and starts kicking the hell out of their car.

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Trump has been on this crusade since the 1980s, when he saw Japanese businessmen buying up U.S. properties and getting rich selling their cars to Americans eager to buy them.

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Tariffs on certain car parts are set to start in May or later.

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A court later heard that, unbeknown to them, they were recorded as they sat in the back of a police car on the way to the custody suite.

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What else does car mean?

To most of us on the outside, a car is a vehicle with a motor and four wheels. But in prison slang, your car is your crew, especially when it comes to drugs, protection, and money-making.

Where does car come from?

In prison slang, the expression car refers to a small band of prisoners who stick together, often for protection, companionship, running drugs, or making money.

The slang car dates to at least the 1990s. A group of convicts who are on good terms with one another are thought of as being in the car together. Being in the car can also refer to being in on a car‘s particular operation. If one of the prisoners has a falling out with the others, they are out of the car.

The prison car, then, is a bit like an informal gang of prisoners who spend time together and pool their resources, including drugs and money.

This car imagery has spawned lots of other related expressions. For example, by at least the 1990s, a prisoner who bought drugs for the others in the group was referred to as driving the car. Someone who used the drugs without paying for them was referred to as hitchhiking.

By 2015, prisoners referred to members of their group as a car. Your car is often based on your race, geography, or affiliated gang (e.g. a black car or an Aryan Nation car). Cars can also exert their power to domineer over other prisoners.

How is car used in real life?

Calling a group of people you’re affiliated with a car is mostly associated with prison life and culture.

On the outside, someone’s car is more commonly referred to as a gang or crew.

More examples of car:

“That guy’s in the New York car. If you fuck with him, you’ll have to deal with all of them.â€
—Seth Ferranti, Vice, October 2015

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This content is not meant to be a formal definition of this term. Rather, it is an informal summary that seeks to provide supplemental information and context important to know or keep in mind about the term’s history, meaning, and usage.

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