spare tire

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spare tire

1. An additional tire carried in a vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat.

2. Slang A paunch; a potbelly.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

spare′ tire′

1. a tire kept available as an emergency replacement on a vehicle.

2. excess fat around the waistline.

[1920–25]

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Noun

spare tire - excess fat around the waistline

love handle

adipose tissue, fatty tissue, fat - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

Translations

إِطَارٌ احْتِيَاطِيّ

rezerva

reservehjul

Reservereifen

ρεζέρβα

rueda de recambio rueda de repuesto

vararengas

pneu de rechange roue de secours

rezervna guma

pótkerékúszógumi

gomma di scorta

スペアタイヤ

예비 타이어

reserveband

reservedekk

zapasowa opona

pneu sobressalente pneu sobresselente

запасное колесо

reservdäck

ยางอะไหล่

stepne

lốp dự phòng

备用轮胎

spare tire

→ إِطَارٌ احْتِيَاطِيّ rezerva reservehjul Reservereifen ρεζέρβα rueda de recambio, rueda de repuesto vararengas pneu de rechange rezervna guma gomma di scorta スペアタイヤ 예비 타이어 reserveband reservedekk zapasowa opona pneu sobressalente, pneu sobresselente запасное колесо reservdäck ยางอะไหล่ stepne lốp dự phòng 备用轮胎

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