Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Canada, US)An extra wheel carried as a replacement in case of a flat.

  2. (Canada, US, figuratively)Excess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.

    excess fat around the waistline

  3. (Canada, US)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spare, tire.

Examples

23 sentences
  1. The spare tire is in the trunk.

    Запасне колесо — в багажнику. — deniko

    ruЗапаска в багажнике. — marafon

    deDer Reservereifen ist im Kofferraum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Don't forget that we need a spare tire.

    ruНе забудь, что нам нужна запасная шина. — Wezel

    deVergiss nicht, dass wir einen Ersatzreifen brauchen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom opened the trunk to get the spare tire.

  4. Tom opened the trunk and took out the spare tire.

    ruТом открыл багажник и достал запаску. — odexed

  5. Tom put the spare tire in the trunk of his car.

Forms

plural: spare tires

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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