flat tyre vs tyre

flat tyre

noun
  • A tyre of a motor vehicle that is deflated, especially one deflated because of a puncture when in use. 

  • The result of stepping on the back of another individual's shoe in an accidental act, or deliberately to bully or tease this person, so as to cause the back of the shoe to collapse under the heel. 

tyre

noun
  • The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid. 

  • The metal rim of a wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives. 

  • Curdled milk. 

verb
  • To fit tyres to (a vehicle). 

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