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spare tire

noun as in extra fat around waistline

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“It was fine because we had a spare tire.”

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In your car, you should have a kit with a first aid kit, a blanket, a change of clothes, cash to buy gas, a spare tire and emergency food and water.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Thursday that water can accumulate in the spare tire wheel well and damage the fuel pump control unit.

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Fuel canisters and spare tires are stashed by his washing machine in case he needs to leave the city in a hurry.

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It was only when the group donated used cars and spare tires to his military unit with the proceeds from the inscriptions that he believed the operation was legitimate, he said.

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