- a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.
- a front/rear tyre
- to pump up a tyre
- a flat tyre
- Someone had slashed the tyres on her car.
- Remember to check your tyre pressure regularly.
- a burst/punctured tyre
- bald/worn tyres
- car/bicycle tyres
- He drove off with a screech of tyres.
- I need him to show me how to change a tyre.
- Keeping your tyres inflated to the proper pressure can improve mileage.
Collocations DrivingDrivingHaving a carsee also balloon tyre, spare tyre- have/own/(British English) run a car
- ride a motorcycle/motorbike
- drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(North American English, informal) a stick shift
- have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired
- buy/sell a used car/(especially British English) a second-hand car
- take/pass/fail a (British English) driving test/(both North American English) driver’s test/road test
- get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (British English) driving licence/(North American English) driver’s license
- put on/fasten/(North American English) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt
- put/turn/leave the key in the ignition
- start the car/engine
- (British English) change/(North American English) shift/put something into gear
- press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator
- release the clutch/(especially British English) the handbrake/(both North American English) the emergency brake/the parking brake
- drive/park/reverse the car
- (British English) indicate left/right
- (especially North American English) signal that you are turning left/right
- take/miss (British English) the turning/(especially North American English) the turn
- apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)
- beep/honk/(especially British English) toot/(British English) sound your horn
- a car skids/crashes (into something)/collides (with something)
- swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian
- crash/lose control of the car
- have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(North American English) a car wreck/a hit-and-run
- be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck
- dent/hit (British English) the bonnet/(North American English) the hood
- break/crack/shatter (British English) the windscreen/(North American English) the windshield
- blow/(especially British English) burst/puncture (British English) a tyre/(North American English) a tire
- get/have (British English) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture
- inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire
- be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam
- cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock
- experience/face lengthy delays
- beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour
- break/observe/(North American English) drive the speed limit
- be caught on (British English) a speed camera
- stop somebody for/pull somebody over for/(British English, informal) be done for speeding
- (both informal) run/(British English) jump a red light/the lights
- be arrested for/charged with (British English) drink-driving/(both US English) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
- be banned/(British English) disqualified from driving
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1, Transport by car or lorryb1- She checked the tyres and oil before setting off.
- He was going so fast he blew (= burst) a tyre.
- Her truck had snow tyres.
- I got a flat tyre soon after setting off.
- Someone let the tyres down overnight as a joke.
- The tyres crunched to a standstill on the gravel.
- This car is fitted with radial tyres.
- Vandals had slashed the tyres and broken the side mirror.
- tough-looking trucks with fat tyres and reinforced springs
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- flat
- punctured
- blown
- …
- set
- change
- replace
- inflate
- …
- be deflated
- be punctured
- deflate
- …
- mark
- tracks
- pressure
- …
- a crunch of tyres
- a screech of tyres
- a squeal of tyres
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting the curved pieces of iron plate which went around the carriage wheels): perhaps a variant of archaic tire, shortening of attire (because the tyre was the “clothing” of the wheel).Want to learn more?
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Idioms
kick the tyres
(North American English kick the tires)
- to test the quality of something to see whether it is suitable for you before you buy it
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