Aug 6, 2019 18:31
4 yrs ago
English term
pushing all over the place
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Hello:
My car was pushing all over the place and it was loose out.
What does mean "pushing all over the place" mean in this phrase?
Thank you in advance.
My car was pushing all over the place and it was loose out.
What does mean "pushing all over the place" mean in this phrase?
Thank you in advance.
Responses
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14 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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English
Works in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, UK, US, Canadian) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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not keeping a straight line
probably...seems like bad English?
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Note added at 13 days (2019-08-20 10:17:26 GMT) Post-grading
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See the Dbox and Alison's reference in particular that shows that I and all those agreeing with me were wrong after all and that this is in fact Indycar jargon.
So "pushing" is "understeer" and "loose" is oversteer"
although both of these imply that a straight line is not kept??
Actually, here is the ref Alison found:
See this Indycar glossary
Pushing: Term used to describe that car does not want to turn in the corners because of a lack of tire grip. This can be caused by a lack of downforce on the front of the car or too much downforce on the rear of the car. Also known as “understeer.”
Loose: Terms used to describe that rear of the car is unstable because of a lack of rear-tire grip caused by too much front downforce or not enough rear downforce. Also known as “oversteer.”
https://www.indycar.com/Fan-Info/INDYCAR-101/Glossary
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Note added at 13 days (2019-08-20 10:17:26 GMT) Post-grading
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See the Dbox and Alison's reference in particular that shows that I and all those agreeing with me were wrong after all and that this is in fact Indycar jargon.
So "pushing" is "understeer" and "loose" is oversteer"
although both of these imply that a straight line is not kept??
Actually, here is the ref Alison found:
See this Indycar glossary
Pushing: Term used to describe that car does not want to turn in the corners because of a lack of tire grip. This can be caused by a lack of downforce on the front of the car or too much downforce on the rear of the car. Also known as “understeer.”
Loose: Terms used to describe that rear of the car is unstable because of a lack of rear-tire grip caused by too much front downforce or not enough rear downforce. Also known as “oversteer.”
https://www.indycar.com/Fan-Info/INDYCAR-101/Glossary
Peer comment(s):
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JaneTranslates
: Agree. It's certainly not like any version of standard English, as far as I know. But I don't speak Automobile.
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Many thanks:-)
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Tony M
: In my experience of BE, we'd more likjely say "pulling to the right / left / all over the place" — 'pushing' might be a reflection of rear wheel drive in the US (period?)?
1 hr
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Many thanks:-)
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: No pushing in the US English either: pulling or veering right and left.
1 hr
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Many thanks:-)
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philgoddard
: I don't see how you arrive at this - I've never heard it, and you haven't given any references.
18 hrs
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Omri Ofek Luzon
22 hrs
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Many thanks:-) see added note
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David Moore (X)
: Sorry, Yvonne, but Alison's reference is impeccable...Because I think "keeping in a straight line" is wrong - as Alison's reference suggests.
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Yes, it is. But I don't understand why you didn't disagree with all answers?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 hrs
Adam Warren
France
France
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English
France
Working with words, working with people
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English
[bad English - No, but heavily colloquial]
This a (designedly?) slangy piece, with probably a humorous undertone.
9 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
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English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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28
veering uncontrollably to the left or right
in other words the steering system was out of control
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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-08-07 03:45:22 GMT)
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"loose out"escapes me as English
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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-08-07 03:45:22 GMT)
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"loose out"escapes me as English
Discussion
@ philgoddard could you put what you found as your answer?
Pushing: Term used to describe that car does not want to turn in the corners because of a lack of tire grip. This can be caused by a lack of downforce on the front of the car or too much downforce on the rear of the car. Also known as “understeer.”
Loose: Terms used to describe that rear of the car is unstable because of a lack of rear-tire grip caused by too much front downforce or not enough rear downforce. Also known as “oversteer.”
https://www.indycar.com/Fan-Info/INDYCAR-101/Glossary
PS Phil - pushing is also mentioned in your espn link
and I think it might be a synonym for oversteer, which is not about straight lines as Yvonne suggests. But I may be wrong.
Loose out refers to coming out of bends: http://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?series=2&id=2867982