TEST DRIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does test drive mean? 

• TEST DRIVE (noun)
  The noun TEST DRIVE has 1 sense:

1. test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying

  Familiarity information: TEST DRIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• TEST DRIVE (verb)
  The verb TEST DRIVE has 1 sense:

1. test a vehicle by driving it

  Familiarity information: TEST DRIVE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEST DRIVE (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)

• TEST DRIVE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Test a vehicle by driving it

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

I want to test drive the new Porsche

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)