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TYRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hoop that covers a wheel
Example:
automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air
Synonyms:
tire; tyre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tyre" is a kind of...):
hoop; ring (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tyre"):
auto tire; automobile tire; car tire; rubber tire (a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel)
pneumatic tire; pneumatic tyre (a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc)
wagon tire (a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
Synonyms:
Sur; Tyre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Tyre" is a part of...):
Lebanese Republic; Lebanon (an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean)
