spare tire

noun

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

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spare wheellove handle
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Meanings

nounspare tire (plural spare tires)

plural spare tires · alternative UK spare tyre

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

    Synonyms: spare wheel

  2. CanadaUSfigurativelyExcess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.

    Synonyms: love handle

  3. CanadaUSUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spare, tire.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn extra wheel carried as a replacement in case of a flat tyre.

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spare wheel

nounExcess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.

Similar
love handle

More synonyms by meaning

nounexcess fat around the waistline

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love handle
Broader
adipose tissuefatfatty tissue
Also see
flablove handlepaunchpotbellytummy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

spare tire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20tire

MLA

“spare tire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20tire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spare tire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20tire.

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