flivver

noun

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as in hulk

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Recent Examples of flivver Eight thousand fans could fit in the bleachers and grandstands, with, as a novelty, room for people in 150 cars to watch the game from their flivvers. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023 In the background are two flivvers, which brought them there over bouncy roads. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2019 Leader of the campaign is a white man, the county health officer, a former Georgia farm boy who drove a flivver through fields of mud, 36 miles a day to medical school. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 25 July 2017
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  1. hulk
  2. crate
  3. wreck
  4. jalopy
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  • Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the film, Russell wants a hulk of a man but doesn’t care about money, while Monroe transparently is looking for a man who can fuel her desire for diamonds.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of hulk
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  • In one video, a young orangutan can be seen crouching in the corner of a small, dark crate, its frightened eyes wide open.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Between food, toys, treats, beds, crates and more, shopping for pets can get expensive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • Oldoerp said investigators were already in contact with McLaren officials and other experts about how to proceed in inspecting the wreck.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • What happens if Larson and Bell, Briscoe and Hamlin are all caught up in a wreck early in the race?
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of wreck
Noun
  • But her best argument is that City Hall and the entrenched political establishment need a major shake-up, because the machine is now a jalopy.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Two doors down, someone is adding to their sizable collection of jalopies.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of jalopy

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