Definition of "spare tire" []

• An additional tire carried in a vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat. (noun)
• Slang A paunch; a potbelly. (noun)

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• "The rest of the family was gathered around a four-wheel-drive station wagon with a spare tire on top, space for extra gas cans along the back and fold-down scats giving you room to transport the Cleveland Symphony and all tlieir instruments."
• "Its trunk went up; Hawkin disappeared behind the raised trunk lid; the car bounced around a few times; and after a minute he reappeared, staggering out from behind the car with its spare tire balanced precariously across his back."