| air pressure |
the force of air on things. Air pressure has to do with how much force air has when it has been compressed into a space like a tire. It is also 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 public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| 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. [1/2 definitions] |
| flat tire |
a tire that has leaked air after it gets a hole in it. |
| frazzle |
(informal) to tire out; exhaust one's body or nerves. [1/3 definitions] |
| inner tube |
an inflated rubber tube inside a tire. |
| overwork |
to cause to work too many hours; tire completely with work. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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. |