high centre

verb

To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground.

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Meanings

verbhigh centre (third-person singular simple present high centres, present participle high centring, simple past and past participle high centred)

present singular third person high centres · participle present high centring · participle past high centred · past high centred

  1. transitiveTo cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground.
  2. intransitiveTo become stranded with all wheels off the ground.

    He was afraid to get in with the cat because there was nowhere to push the snow, and as there was no side to push it to, he was afraid of getting high centred.

    1997, Ruth Oltmann, My Valley the Kananaskis, →ISBN, page 56
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APA

high centre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20centre

MLA

“high centre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20centre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high centre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20centre.

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