wheel spin
Traction loss acceleration
Wheel spin is the rotation of a vehicle's wheels without corresponding forward motion, occurring when tires lose traction on slippery or loose surfaces.
The phrase describes that moment when power reaches the wheels but grip fails: The car just sat there with wheel spin on the icy hill.
Sometimes written as one word: wheelspin.
- rotateTurn about an axis
- tireLose strength or energy
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
burning rubber · tire smoke · friction · roulette · drift · axle · screech · smoke · donut · torque · peel · peel out · slick · asphalt · drag race · rev · racing · pedal to the metal
- spinningrotate, revolve, whirl, twirl, gyrate
- rolling thingsball roll, log roll, dice roll, barrel roll, bowling
- carnival gamesring toss, duck pond, balloon darts, strongman game, shooting gallery
- gambling termsbet, wager, odds, chips, jackpot
- random selectioncoin flip, dice roll, heads or tails, lottery, raffle
- random selection methodslottery, raffle, coin flip, coin toss, dice roll
forward progress
wheel spinforward motion
Movement toward the front
acceleration · progress · rolling · moving forward · gaining ground
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