auto
Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).
Adjective
- 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." - 2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of...
Origin
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.
Noun abbreviation, alt of
- 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.
- “There were golden years for GM in China, but those are over, and they’ll never have a comeback story,” said Michael Dunne, an auto industry consultant who has been involved in Western automakers’ efforts in China since...
- A setting for automatic operation.
- Put it on auto.
Synonyms: automatic
Antonyms: manual
- 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.
- 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).
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autobesity auto body autocade autocamp autocide autocoach auto court autocrash autocrime autoette autogas auto insurance autoist autoless auto loan automaker automaking automan automania automaniac auto mechanic auto park auto part autophobia
Noun India
- An autorickshaw.
- Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.
Origin
Clipping of autorickshaw.
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Verb
- To travel by automobile.
- The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to. - 1907, Automotive Industries, volume 16, page 711:
- 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. - 1924,...