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oversteer

oversteer noun: the condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.

Noun

oversteer (countable and uncountable, plural oversteers)

  1. The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.

Verb

oversteer (third-person singular simple present oversteers, present participle oversteering, simple past and past participle oversteered)

  1. To lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels
  2. To steer a vehicle too far in one direction.

Antonyms of oversteer

Forms of oversteer

Noun
pluraloversteers
Verb
third-person singular presentoversteers
present participleoversteering
past participleoversteered
pastoversteered

Origin of oversteer

From over- + steer.

Questions about oversteer

What does oversteer mean?
Oversteer means the condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.
What part of speech is oversteer?
Oversteer can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of oversteer?
The plural of oversteer is oversteers.

Words near oversteer in the dictionary

  1. oversteepened
  2. oversteepening
  3. oversteepens
  4. oversteeping
  5. oversteeps
  6. oversteer
  7. oversteered
  8. oversteering
  9. oversteers
  10. overstep
  11. overstep the line

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