Collocations for tyre - noun
ADJECTIVE
flat,
punctured
(esp. BrE)
I got a flat tyre soon after setting off.
I got a flat tyre soon after setting off.
blown (AmE),
burst
(BrE)
bald, worn
defective
old, scrap (esp. AmE), used
recycled
spare
front
back, rear
nearside, offside (both BrE)
The front nearside tyre was unroadworthy.
bald, worn
defective
old, scrap (esp. AmE), used
recycled
spare
front
back, rear
nearside, offside (both BrE)
The front nearside tyre was unroadworthy.
fat
trucks with fat tyres and reinforced springs
trucks with fat tyres and reinforced springs
balloon,
pneumatic,
radial,
snow,
whitewall
an off-road vehicle fitted with balloon tyres
Her truck had snow tyres.
an off-road vehicle fitted with balloon tyres
Her truck had snow tyres.
off-road,
road
bicycle, car, etc.
bicycle, car, etc.
VERB + tyre/tire
change,
replace
inflate, pump (AmE), pump up
deflate, let down (BrE)
Someone let the tyres down overnight as a joke.
inflate, pump (AmE), pump up
deflate, let down (BrE)
Someone let the tyres down overnight as a joke.
fit,
fit sth with
This car is fitted with radial tyres.
This car is fitted with radial tyres.
blow (esp. AmE),
burst
(esp. BrE)
He was going so fast he blew a tyre.
He was going so fast he blew a tyre.
fix
He fixed a flat tyre on his bike.
He fixed a flat tyre on his bike.
check
She checked the tyres and oil before setting off.
She checked the tyres and oil before setting off.
slash
Vandals had slashed the tyres and broken the side mirror.
Vandals had slashed the tyres and broken the side mirror.
tyre/tire + VERB
be deflated,
be punctured,
deflate,
go flat
get a puncture, have a puncture, suffer a puncture (all esp. BrE)
My front tyre had a slow puncture.
get a puncture, have a puncture, suffer a puncture (all esp. BrE)
My front tyre had a slow puncture.
blow,
blow out,
burst
(esp. BrE)
A back tyre blew after half an hour tearing along a rocky road.
A back tyre blew after half an hour tearing along a rocky road.
crunch,
screech,
squeal
The tyres crunched to a standstill on the gravel.
She braked suddenly, her tyres squealing in protest.
The tyres crunched to a standstill on the gravel.
She braked suddenly, her tyres squealing in protest.
tyre/tire + NOUN
mark,
tracks
pressure, size
tread
iron (AmE)
The victim had been beaten with a tyre iron.
pressure, size
tread
iron (AmE)
The victim had been beaten with a tyre iron.
chain
(esp. AmE)
For working in snow, tyre chains are essential.
For working in snow, tyre chains are essential.
swing
She had been sitting on the tyre swing rocking back and forth.
She had been sitting on the tyre swing rocking back and forth.
PHRASES
a crunch of tyres,
a screech of tyres,
a squeal of tyres
He roared up the drive with a screech of tyres.
He roared up the drive with a screech of tyres.