flat tire
flat tire
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flat tahyuh r]
- /flæt taɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flat tahyuh r]
- /flæt taɪər/
Definitions of flat tire words
- noun flat tire a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like. 1
- noun flat tire Older Slang. a dull or socially inept person. 1
- noun flat tire deflated wheel cover on a vehicle 1
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Origin of flat tire
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flat tire
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flat tire popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flat tire usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flat tire
noun flat tire
- rupture — the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- tear — the act of tearing.
- leak — an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
adj flat tire
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- blah — You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant.
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
Antonyms for flat tire
noun flat tire
- charmer — If you refer to someone, especially a man, as a charmer, you think that they behave in a very charming but rather insincere way.
- pleasure — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
adj flat tire
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- uplifted — improved, as in mood or spirit.
- interesting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
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