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.

    Trying to pull out, he high-centred the truck on a stump.

    2009, David Carpenter, Welcome to Canada, →ISBN, page 64
    1 more example

    I became worried about high-centring the car, so I pulled it off to the side and began walking.

    2013, Daniel Baylis, The Traveller: Notes from an Imperfect Journey Around the World., →ISBN, page 390
  2. intransitiveTo become stranded with all wheels off the ground.
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APA

high-centre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-centre

MLA

“high-centre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-centre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-centre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-centre.

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