noun
- a car that has been modified for high performance and speed
Usage: informal
verb
- to modify a car for high performance
Usage: informal
Examples
- He spent years building his hotrod in the garage.
- The hotrod roared down the street with its powerful engine.
- Classic hotrods were displayed at the car show.
- They decided to hotrod the old Mustang over the summer.
- His hotrod could go from zero to sixty in just four seconds.
- The mechanic knew how to hotrod engines for racing.
- She inherited her grandfather’s vintage hotrod.