auto

UK /ˈɔːtəʊ/ US /ˈɔtoʊ/
noun 5adj 1verb 1name 1

Definitions

adj

1

Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

For the first eight years of the Tetris Championship Series, the eventual victor used a technique known as delayed auto shift, or "DAS."

noun

1

Clipping of automobile.

My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.

In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.

2

A setting for automatic operation.

Put it on auto.

3

An automatic gearbox/transmission.

A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.

4

A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.

It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

verb

1

To travel by automobile.

The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to.

Christmas Day we decided to spend in snow, in order to feel more at home, and so we autoed up 5000 ft. to Peira Cava and reveled in the winter sports, autoing back to the roses and “summer time” at nightfall.

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