( BrE ) ( AmE tire ) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ flat , punctured ( esp. BrE )
▪
I got a flat ~ soon after setting off.
▪ blown ( AmE ), burst ( BrE )
▪ bald , worn
▪ defective
▪ old , scrap ( esp. AmE ), used
▪ recycled
▪ spare
▪ front
▪ back , rear
▪ nearside , offside (both BrE )
▪
The front nearside ~ was unroadworthy.
▪ fat
▪
trucks with fat ~s and reinforced springs
▪ balloon , pneumatic , radial , snow , whitewall
▪
an off-road vehicle fitted with balloon ~s
▪
Her truck had snow ~s.
▪ off-road , road
▪ bicycle , car , etc.
… OF TYRES/TIRES
▪ set
VERB + TYRE/TIRE
▪ change , replace
▪ inflate , pump ( AmE ), pump up
▪ deflate , let down ( BrE )
▪
Someone let the ~s down overnight as a joke.
▪ fit , fit sth with
▪
This car is fitted with radial ~s.
▪ blow ( esp. AmE ), burst ( esp. BrE )
▪
He was going so fast he blew a ~.
▪ fix
▪
He fixed a flat ~ on his bike.
▪ check
▪
She checked the ~s and oil before setting off.
▪ slash
▪
Vandals had slashed the ~s and broken the side mirror.
TYRE/TIRE + VERB
▪ be deflated , be punctured , deflate , go flat
▪ get a puncture , have a puncture , suffer a puncture (all esp. BrE )
▪
My front ~ had a slow puncture.
▪ blow , blow out , burst ( esp. BrE )
▪
A back ~ blew after half an hour tearing along a rocky road.
▪ crunch , screech , squeal
▪
The ~s crunched to a standstill on the gravel.
▪
She braked suddenly, her ~s squealing in protest.
TYRE/TIRE + NOUN
▪ mark , tracks
▪ pressure , size
▪ tread
▪ iron ( AmE )
▪
The victim had been beaten with a ~ iron.
▪ chain ( esp. AmE )
▪
For working in snow, ~ chains are essential.
▪ swing
▪
She had been sitting on the ~ swing rocking back and forth.
PHRASES
▪ a crunch of ~s , a screech of ~s , a squeal of ~s
▪
He roared up the drive with a screech of ~s.