ALL meanings of vehicle
ve·hi·cle
V v - noun vehicle motorized: car, truck 1
- noun vehicle not motorized: bike, stroller 1
- noun vehicle way to express sth 1
- noun vehicle for performer 1
- noun vehicle any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles. 1
- noun vehicle a conveyance moving on wheels, runners, tracks, or the like, as a cart, sled, automobile, or tractor. 1
- noun vehicle a means of transmission or passage: Air is the vehicle of sound. 1
- noun vehicle a carrier, as of infection. 1
- noun vehicle a medium of communication, expression, or display: The novel is a fitting vehicle for his talents. Language is the vehicle of thought. 1
- noun vehicle Theater, Movies. a play, screenplay, or the like, having a role suited to the talents of and often written for a specific performer. 1
- noun vehicle a means of accomplishing a purpose: College is a vehicle for success. 1
- noun vehicle Rhetoric. the thing or idea to which the subject of a metaphor is compared, as “rose” in “she is a rose.”. Compare tenor (def 3). 1
- noun vehicle Pharmacology. a substance, usually fluid, possessing little or no medicinal action, used as a medium for active remedies. 1
- noun vehicle Painting. a liquid, as oil, in which a pigment is mixed before being applied to a surface. 1
- countable noun vehicle A vehicle is a machine such as a car, bus, or truck which has an engine and is used to carry people from place to place. 0
- countable noun vehicle You can use vehicle to refer to something that you use in order to achieve a particular purpose. 0
- noun vehicle any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported, esp one fitted with wheels 0
- noun vehicle a medium for the expression, communication, or achievement of ideas, information, power, etc 0
- noun vehicle a therapeutically inactive substance mixed with the active ingredient to give bulk to a medicine 0
- noun vehicle a painting medium, such as oil, in which pigments are suspended 0
- noun vehicle (in the performing arts) a play, musical composition, etc, that enables a particular performer to display his talents 0
- noun vehicle a rocket excluding its payload 0
- noun vehicle any device or contrivance for carrying or conveying persons or objects, esp. over land or in space, as an automobile, bicycle, sled, or spacecraft 0
- noun vehicle a means by which thoughts are expressed or made known 0
- noun vehicle in a metaphor, that word or term whose usual, literal meaning is applied in a figurative, nonliteral way to the tenor (sense 3) 0
- noun vehicle a play, film, etc. thought of as a means of communication or as a means of presenting a specified actor or company 0
- noun vehicle a liquid, as water or oil, with which pigments are mixed for use 0
- noun vehicle a substance, as a syrup, in which medicines are given 0
- noun vehicle A vehicle is a machine with an engine, such as a bus, car, or truck, that carries people or things from place to place. 0
- noun vehicle A vehicle is a therapeutically inactive substance mixed with the active ingredient to give bulk to a medicine. 0