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spare tire definition

spare tire

  1. an extra tire and wheel for a motor vehicle, stored in the vehicle for use in an emergency
  2. ☆ Slang a bulging layer of fat around the waist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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