spare tyre spare tyres in AM, use spare tire1. A spare tyre is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels
If you describe someone as having a spare tyre, you mean that they are fat around the waist
extra tire that can be used to replace a flat tire; (Slang) ring of flabby and fatty flesh around one's waist
spare tyre
Hyphenation
spare Tyre
Turkish pronunciation
sper tayr
Pronunciation
/ˈsper ˈtīr/ /ˈspɛr ˈtaɪr/
Etymology
[ 'spar, 'sper ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English sparian; akin to Old High German sparOn to spare, Old English spær, adjective, scant.