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Tyre Flat Slashed Noun ˈtaɪə(R ˈtaɪər Front/Rear Pump

Word3 tyre
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈtaɪə(r)/ /ˈtaɪər/
Example
  • a front/rear tyre
  • to pump up a tyre
  • a flat tyre
  • someone had slashed the tyres on her car.
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tyre

(noun)/ˈtaɪə(r)/ /ˈtaɪər/
  1. a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.
    • SEE ALSO balloon tyre
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/balloon-tyre
    • a front/rear tyre
    • to pump up a tyre
    • a flat tyre
    • Someone had slashed the tyres on her car.
    • Remember to check your tyre pressure regularly.
    • a burst/punctured tyre
    • bald/worn tyres
    • car/bicycle tyres
    • He drove off with a screech of tyres.
    • I need him to show me how to change a tyre.
    • Keeping your tyres inflated to the proper pressure can improve mileage.

    Extra Examples

    • She checked the tyres and oil before setting off.
    • He was going so fast he blew (= burst) a tyre.
    • Her truck had snow tyres.
    • I got a flat tyre soon after setting off.
    • Someone let the tyres down overnight as a joke.
    • The tyres crunched to a standstill on the gravel.
    • This car is fitted with radial tyres.
    • Vandals had slashed the tyres and broken the side mirror.
    • tough-looking trucks with fat tyres and reinforced springs
  2. to test the quality of something to see whether it is suitable for you before you buy it
  3. Word Origin

    • late 15th cent. (denoting the curved pieces of iron plate which went around the carriage wheels): perhaps a variant of archaic tire, shortening of attire (because the tyre was the “clothing” of the wheel).
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