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TIRE IRON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tire iron mean?

• TIRE IRON (noun)
The noun TIRE IRON has 1 sense:

1. hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel

Familiarity information: TIRE IRON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TIRE IRON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tire iron; tire tool

Hypernyms ("tire iron" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

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