"leadfoot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leadfeet [plural], leadfoots [plural]
Etymology: lead (“a heavy metal”) + foot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lead|foot|t1=a heavy metal}} lead (“a heavy metal”) + foot Head templates: {{en-noun|leadfeet|s}} leadfoot (plural leadfeet or leadfoots)
  1. One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often. Categories (topical): Automotive, People
    Sense id: en-leadfoot-en-noun-dgqN2MnO Disambiguation of Automotive: 62 38 Disambiguation of People: 55 45
  2. A driver who does not compensate the throttle position of the vehicle for road conditions or terrain, invariably slowing down while going uphill and speeding up while going downhill.
    Sense id: en-leadfoot-en-noun-rMXPLBw5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: leadfooted

Inflected forms

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