Tyre Front Noun Bre ˈtaɪə(R ˈtaɪər Back/Rear Pump

• a front tyre
• a back/rear tyre
• to pump up a tyre
• a flat/burst/punctured tyre

tyre

1. a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.
• see also spare tyre
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• a front tyre
• a back/rear tyre
• to pump up a tyre
• a flat/burst/punctured tyre
• bald/worn tyres
• He drove off with a screech of tyres.
2. to test the quality of something to see whether it is suitable for you before you buy it

Extra Examples

• A back tyre blew after half an hour tearing along a rocky road.
• For working in snow, tyre chains are essential.
• He fixed a flat tyre on his bike.
• He roared up the drive with a screech of tyres.
• He was going so fast he blew a tyre.
• He’s patching the bike tyre that got a puncture yesterday.
• Her truck had snow tyres.
• I got a flat tyre soon after setting off.
• My front tyre had a slow puncture.
• She braked suddenly, her tyres squealing in protest.
• She checked the tyres and oil before setting off.
• She had been sitting on the tyre swing rocking back and forth.
• Someone let the tyres down overnight as a joke.
• The front nearside tyre was unroadworthy.
• The tyres crunched to a standstill on the gravel.
• The victim had been beaten with a tyre iron.
• This car is fitted with radial tyres.
• Vandals had slashed the tyres and broken the side mirror.
• an off-road vehicle fitted with balloon tyres
• tough-looking trucks with fat tyres and reinforced springs

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).