verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

burn rubber

burn rubber · burns rubber · burned rubber / burnt rubber · burning rubber

To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the…To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.

Meaning

2 senses

(idiomatic, informal, intransitive)To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
(idiomatic, intransitive, slang)To move quickly; to go or leave quickly.

Translations

2 languages

Forms

burns rubber, burning rubber, burned rubber, burned rubber

Base form	burn rubber · to burn rubber
3rd person singular	burns rubber
Present participle	burning rubber
Past simple	burned rubber / burnt rubber
Past participle	burned rubber / burnt rubber

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	burn rubber
he, she, it	burns rubber

Past simpleLesson

all persons

burned rubber

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have burned rubber
he, she, it	has burned rubber

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will burn rubber

Synonyms

2 synonyms

lay rubber peel rubber

Word family

1 related words

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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle