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lay rubber

VERB
accelerate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate
STRONG
drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad rev roll tool
WEAK
fire up hammer on lay a patch make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on the gas
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop
STRONG
dissuade repress wait
WEAK
decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

Example Sentences

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It won't exactly lay rubber, but it accelerates efficiently and comes up to freeway speed without complaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2016

All day the Army engineers, interrupted by enemy fire, had labored to lay rubber pontoons, then wood crosspieces, finally steel tracks just wide enough for the 28-ton General Grants.

From Time Magazine Archive