Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive-off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
drive-off
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.

noun

The act of leaving a filling station with the fuel pump hose nozzle still inserted into the fill spout of the fuel tank.

noun

A contest or comparison of cars or drivers.

noun

A place where one can conveniently pull off the road.

Inflected Forms

drive-offs (plural) drive off (alternative) driveoff (alternative)

Synonyms

fill and flee fill and fly gas and dash gas and go pump and jump bilking

Questions

What does drive-off mean?
The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.

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