1. v. i. To go balls out, put forth a great effort.
2. v. i. To take a risk, go out on a limb.
Pipe organs have little plungers called stops which control the volume. When the stops are pushed all the way in, the sound is very quiet. When pulled all the way out, the sound is very loud.
2. v. i. To take a risk, go out on a limb.
Pipe organs have little plungers called stops which control the volume. When the stops are pushed all the way in, the sound is very quiet. When pulled all the way out, the sound is very loud.
She pulled all the stops and cooked me a delicious candlelit dinner. Then she pulled all the stops and asked me if I thought she looked fat in that dress.
by fizzle April 22, 2004
What you say when you want someone to hang a right. Came from the Clint Eastwood movie "Every Which Way But Loose" where Clint's character had a pet orangutan named Clyde. See left turn clyde.
by fizzle April 22, 2004
by fizzle April 05, 2004
by fizzle April 10, 2004
n. Trucker-speak for coasting down a hill or more often a mountain with the transmission disengaged. 18-wheelers can only go so fast, and the engines slow them down when coasting, so to go faster they take the engine out of gear. Runaway truck ramps were built for people who do this.
Trucker: My load is late. I'll have to switch on my georgia overdrive and get in the hammer lane while I go down this mountain. I might fly off a cliff, but if I don't maybe my load will be a little bit less late.
by fizzle April 05, 2004
by fizzle April 02, 2004
1. Trucker-speak for an 18-wheeler with lots of lights on it.
2. Can be an 18-wheeler that actually hauls chickens.
see also chicken truck
2. Can be an 18-wheeler that actually hauls chickens.
see also chicken truck
by fizzle April 07, 2004