spare tire

English

Alternative forms

• spare tyre (UK)

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

spare tire (plural spare tires) (American spelling, Canadian spelling)

1. An extra wheel carried as a replacement in case of a flat.

   Synonym: spare wheel

2. (idiomatic) Excess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spare,‎ tire.

Usage notes

• See notes at spare tyre.

Hyponyms

• (extra wheel): donut

Translations

extra tire — see spare tyre

fat around midsection — see spare tyre

See also

• beer belly
• Kummerspeck
• love handle
• saddlebags

Anagrams

• petraries, repairest, respirate, sparterie