to lay rubber
1lay\ rubber — • lay rubber • lay a patch v. phr. slang To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house …
2lay rubber — or[lay a patch] {v. phr.}, {slang} To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. * /Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house./ …
3lay rubber — or[lay a patch] {v. phr.}, {slang} To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. * /Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house./ …
4lay rubber — vp To screech your tires pulling out. Let s get out of here; lay some rubber, man! 1950s …
5lay rubber — verb To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire. Syn: burn rubber, peel rubber, peel out …
6lay rubber — vb American to drive very fast, especially from a stand ing start, in a car or on a motorcycle. The phrase is inspired by the shedding of tyre rubber when spinning the wheels at speed, a technique used in drag racing to ensure good road adhesion… …
7lay rubber — spin a car s wheels, drag race He likes to drive fast. He lays rubber at every intersection …
8lay\ a\ patch — • lay rubber • lay a patch v. phr. slang To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house …
9lay (some) rubber — tv. to spin one’s car tires when accelerating, leaving black marks on the street. (See also burn rubber.) □ t that age all they want to do is get in the car and lay some rubber. □ You wanna know how well I can lay some rubber in this thing? …
10Rubber band — A rubber band (in some regions known as a binder, elastic band, lackey band, elastic blubber , laggy band or gumband ) is a short length of rubber and latex formed in the shape of a loop. Such bands are typically used to hold multiple objects… …
