ALL meanings of tyre
tyre
T t - verb with object tyre to furnish with tires. 1
- noun tyre a ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties. 1
- noun tyre a metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel. 1
- countable noun tyre A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, and bicycles. 0
- noun tyre a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring (pneumatic tyre) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube 0
- noun tyre a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel 0
- noun tyre a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel 0
- verb tyre to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc) 0
- noun tyre a port in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: founded about the 15th century bc; for centuries a major Phoenician seaport, famous for silks and its Tyrian-purple dye; now a small market town. Pop: 141 000 (2005 est) 0
- noun tyre seaport in SW Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: center of ancient Phoenician culture: pop. 70,000 0
- abbreviation TYRE tire2 0