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Collocations for tyre - noun

ADJECTIVE

flat, punctured (esp. BrE)
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.
fat
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.
off-road, road
bicycle, car, etc.

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… OF TYRES/TIRES

set

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VERB + tyre/tire

change, replace
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.
blow (esp. AmE), burst (esp. BrE)
He was going so fast he blew a tyre.
fix
He fixed a flat tyre on his bike.
check
She checked the tyres and oil before setting off.
slash
Vandals had slashed the tyres and broken the side mirror.

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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.
blow, blow out, burst (esp. BrE)
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.

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tyre/tire + NOUN

mark, tracks
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.
swing
She had been sitting on the tyre swing rocking back and forth.

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PHRASES

a crunch of tyres, a screech of tyres, a squeal of tyres
He roared up the drive with a screech of tyres.

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