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Automotive
Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.
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coked up
Automotive; Automobile
A British term for "carboned up" to indicate something covered in carbon.
combination pliers
Automotive; Automobile
A British term for a Lineman's pliers or slip-joint pliers.
car banger
Automotive; Automobile
A British term for a person or organization which fakes a car accident in order to defraud an insurance company.
chubby screwdriver
Automotive; Automobile
A British term for a screwdriver with a short handle and blade for reaching into confined spaces. In North America it is called a "stubby screwdriver."
change valve
Automotive; Automobile
A British term for a valve in an automatic transmission which raises the oil pressure as the vehicle speed increases. In North America it is called the shift valve.
change into
Automotive; Automobile
A British term for the action of shifting into another gear, such as "change into second" (shift into second gear) or "change into top" (shift into high gear)
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