"car" meaning in English

See car in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑː/ Audio: en-us-car.ogg [US], en-uk-a car.ogg [UK] Forms: car [singular], cars [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine.
    Sense id: simple-car-en-noun-iFZUrN87 Categories (other): Vehicles
  2. A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-car-en-noun-qQ0aD0gJ
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "car",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cars",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I just drive around in my car all day."
        },
        {
          "text": "The garage was full so she parked her poor little car on the street."
        },
        {
          "text": "Three fire trucks and two police cars arrived at the scene of the car accident."
        },
        {
          "text": "Tony got in the driver's seat and started the car."
        },
        {
          "text": "We flew into Miami and got a rental car."
        },
        {
          "text": "Her son crashed the family car, but nobody was hurt."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sheldon had offered to buy Nicki a used car, a Honda or Toyota, something reliable."
        },
        {
          "text": "They stopped us at a red light and stole our car."
        },
        {
          "text": "Us kids made $20 washing the cars in the driveway in front of our parents' house."
        },
        {
          "text": "I loaded my suitcase and bag in the trunk of my car."
        },
        {
          "text": "The salesperson at the car dealer tried to sell me a used BMW."
        },
        {
          "text": "Are we going to be driving Chinese electric cars in a few years?"
        },
        {
          "text": "When the car was going 150 km/h, she took her hands off the wheel and closed her eyes."
        },
        {
          "text": "Mr. Marquez was known for flashy clothes and jewelry, luxury cars and even a few boats."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine."
      ],
      "id": "simple-car-en-noun-iFZUrN87",
      "raw_tags": [
        "vehicle",
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away."
      ],
      "id": "simple-car-en-noun-qQ0aD0gJ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-car.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a car.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "car"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "car",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cars",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns",
        "Vehicles"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I just drive around in my car all day."
        },
        {
          "text": "The garage was full so she parked her poor little car on the street."
        },
        {
          "text": "Three fire trucks and two police cars arrived at the scene of the car accident."
        },
        {
          "text": "Tony got in the driver's seat and started the car."
        },
        {
          "text": "We flew into Miami and got a rental car."
        },
        {
          "text": "Her son crashed the family car, but nobody was hurt."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sheldon had offered to buy Nicki a used car, a Honda or Toyota, something reliable."
        },
        {
          "text": "They stopped us at a red light and stole our car."
        },
        {
          "text": "Us kids made $20 washing the cars in the driveway in front of our parents' house."
        },
        {
          "text": "I loaded my suitcase and bag in the trunk of my car."
        },
        {
          "text": "The salesperson at the car dealer tried to sell me a used BMW."
        },
        {
          "text": "Are we going to be driving Chinese electric cars in a few years?"
        },
        {
          "text": "When the car was going 150 km/h, she took her hands off the wheel and closed her eyes."
        },
        {
          "text": "Mr. Marquez was known for flashy clothes and jewelry, luxury cars and even a few boats."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "vehicle",
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-car.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a car.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "car"
}

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