spare tyre

Fifth wheel stored

A spare tyre is an extra tyre carried in a vehicle for use if one goes flat: We had to dig the spare tyre out from under all the luggage.

In British informal usage, a spare tyre is also the roll of fat around someone's midsection—shaped like a tyre stored horizontally.

Americans spell it spare tire.

belly

paunch

Protruding abdomen

  • gutDigestive tract, or instinct
  • potbellyProtruding rounded abdomen
  • beer bellyProtruding abdomen from alcohol

love handles · midriff · flab · tummy · waistline · pudge · bulge · middle-age spread · muffin top · belly fat

vehicle

flat tire

Deflated vehicle wheel

wheel well · rim · tire iron · puncture · tread · inflate · patch kit · pressure gauge · hubcap · roadside assistance

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BODY SHAPE (slang)

spare tyresix-pack

Bundled beer cans

flat stomach · slim waist · athletic build · hourglass figure

necessity status

spare tyrenecessity

Indispensable requirement

Family

spare, retire, retired, tiredness, retirement, sparing, tireless, spared, retiree

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G