Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high center

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: high- -cen-ter
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground.

Transitive verb

verb

To become stranded with all wheels off the ground.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The banks on either side of the creek were high enough to high center the long trailer house."
"A high or sharp breakover tends to cause wheeled vehicles to high center (hang up on the frame midway between the axles)."
"When snow gets high enough, it causes a vehicle to ride up on it and high center, with the weight on the undercarriage, not on the wheels."

Usage

Inflected Forms

high centers (present, singular) high centering (participle, present) high centered (participle, past) high centered (past)

Questions

What does high center mean?: To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground.

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