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TEST DRIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
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)
