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Burn rubber

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000858

To accelerate a vehicle rapidly from a standstill, causing the tires to lose traction and spin, creating smoke and a distinctive smell from the friction. This action is often associated with drag racing or aggressive driving. It results in visible tire marks on the road surface.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000858
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectShop talk and trade slang
Synonymslay rubber; peel rubber
ReferencesСловарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц (lib.ru)
See alsoPeel out
TranslationsGerman: Gummi durchdrehen; Spanish: quemar rueda; French: faire crisser les pneus
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000858",
  "term": "Burn rubber",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To accelerate a vehicle rapidly from a standstill, causing the tires to lose traction and spin, creating smoke and a distinctive smell from the friction. This action is often associated with drag racing or aggressive driving. It results in visible tire marks on the road surface.",
  "synonyms": [
    "lay rubber",
    "peel rubber"
  ],
  "subject": "Shop talk and trade slang",
  "see_also": [
    "peel out"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц (lib.ru)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Gummi durchdrehen",
    "es": "quemar rueda",
    "fr": "faire crisser les pneus"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/burn-rubber/"
}

Record 940 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.