air pressure |
the pressure of compressed air, as in a tire or pump, or the pressure of the earth's atmosphere. |
aquaplane |
of a vehicle or tire, to skid over water without the adequate traction for control. (Cf. hydroplane.) [1/3 definitions] |
balloon tire |
a wide tire with deep walls that is inflated with relatively low air pressure to cushion shocks or facilitate travel on sand. |
blowout |
the sudden bursting of a vessel containing air or liquid under pressure, esp. an automobile tire. [1/2 definitions] |
blow out |
of a tire, to break apart suddenly with all air escaping. [1/2 definitions] |
bullfight |
a ceremonial sport practiced esp. in Spain and Mexico in which banderilleros and picadors first goad and tire a specially bred bull, and then a matador with a cape and sword provokes the bull into charging him several times, and finally kills it. |
exhaust |
to cause fatigue in; wear out; tire. [2/11 definitions] |
fag |
to make weary or exhausted; tire (often fol. by "out"). [1/4 definitions] |
fatigue |
to tire out or make weary. [1/8 definitions] |
flat tire |
a tire that has become deflated through leakage, puncture, or the like. |
frazzle |
(informal) to tire out; exhaust one's body or nerves. [1/3 definitions] |
inner tube |
an inflated rubber tube inside a tire. |
pneumatic |
an inflatable tire. [1/5 definitions] |
radial |
a tire in which the ply cords lie at right angles to the tread lines; radial tire. [1/7 definitions] |
radial tire |
a tire with ply cords at right angles to the center line of the tread. |
recap1 |
to bond new tread onto (an old tire); retread. [2 definitions] |
retread |
to replace the worn tread of (a tire). [2 definitions] |
rim |
a circular metal structure to which an automobile tire is attached. [1/6 definitions] |
self-sealing |
capable of repairing itself by sealing, as a tire that seals after a puncture. [1/2 definitions] |
sidewall |
the side of an automobile tire between the tread and the wheel rim. |
snow tire |
a tire made to give added traction on snow or ice. |