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View synonyms for flat tire

flat tire

noun

  1. a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
  2. Older Slang. a dull or socially inept person.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flat tire1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

Not sure exactly when, but Robinson was noted for helping a troubled driver on the freeway fix a flat tire.

In Danville, Ky., we once bought rain boots while waiting for a flat tire to be fixed.

That fire started on National Park Service land after a driver’s trailer had a flat tire, causing a rim to scrape the road and shoot sparks into tinder-dry brush.

Once, he said, King saw that he was changing a flat tire on his car and offered to lend him his jack.

He’s disarmingly earnest, the kind of guy who’d offer to help you fix a flat tire in a snowstorm.

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