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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- spare tire (Canada, US)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]spare tyre (plural spare tyres)
- An extra tyre carried in case one of the vehicle's tyres is damaged or deflated.
- Synonym: spare wheel
- (idiomatic) A large paunch and rolls of fat around the waist.
Usage notes
[edit]- Spare tyre is generally a misnomer, as almost all vehicles actually carry an entire wheel with a tyre mounted on it as a spare.
Translations
[edit]extra tyre
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fat around midsection
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