Driving Terminology

noun a complete stop

adjective completely stopped or motionless

• The car came to a dead stop at the red light.
• The roller coaster came to a dead stop at the end of the ride.
• The party came to a dead stop when the police arrived.
• Her heart came to a dead stop when she heard the news.

noun the act of operating a vehicle

verb the action of operating a vehicle

• She was caught driving over the speed limit.
• I love driving with the windows down and music blasting.
• I'm always down for a late-night driving sesh.
• His ambition was the driving force behind his success.

noun a space for vehicles to move aside or yield to another vehicle

verb to yield or make space for something or someone else

• Drivers should always give way to pedestrians at crosswalks.
• Hey, give way to the faster cars on the highway.
• Dude, just give way and let me pass first.
• Sometimes we need to give way to others' opinions in order to maintain harmony.

noun a person who drives an automobile or is skilled in the operation of motor vehicles

• The motorist was cited for speeding on the highway.
• The driver got a ticket for going too fast.
• The guy behind the wheel got busted for speeding.
• The motorist raced down the road like a bat out of hell.

noun a reduction in speed or the act of decreasing speed

verb to reduce the speed of something

• The driver was advised to slow down as he approached the sharp curve.
• Hey, you need to slow down a bit on those turns!
• Dude, you gotta chill and slow your roll.
• It's important to slow down and enjoy the journey instead of rushing through life.

noun the act of turning aside sharply from a course

verb to change direction suddenly

• The driver was fined for swerving in and out of lanes on the highway.
• I had to swerve to avoid hitting the pothole on the road.
• The car in front of me was swerving like crazy, it was so annoying.
• Her emotions were swerving all over the place during the argument.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• The driver was instructed to hit the gas in order to accelerate quickly.
• When the light turns green, hit the gas and let's go!
• Dude, hit the gas and let's get out of here before the cops show up.
• After a slow start, the team decided to hit the gas and push forward with their project.

noun a sharp turn made by a vehicle in the shape of the letter U

verb to make a U-turn

• The driver made a U-turn to head back in the opposite direction.
• I missed the turn so I had to do a quick U-turn.
• I pulled a U-ey to get back on track.
• She made a U-turn in her career path after discovering her true passion.