What does tires mean?

[Evsej]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #200 "Phrasal Verbs (T to W)", question 6

Chris was afraid the inexpensive tires would ......... quickly.

(a) wear on
(b) wear over
(c) wear out

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #200 "Phrasal Verbs (T to W)", answer 6

Chris was afraid the inexpensive tires would wear out quickly.

Correct answer: (c) wear out
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What does tires mean?

Evsej

[Conchita]

A tire (or tyre) is a thick rubber cover round a wheel:

you ought to check the pressure in your tyres; he's got a flat tyre, the tyre has a hole in it so that the air has come out.

[lost_soul]

Hi,

I wonder, is wear down a correct choice too ?

[Alan]

Hi Alex,

I think 'wear thin' might be an alternative. The trouble is, if it is a trouble, 'wear down' can be use transitively to mean weaken someone's resistance as in: She kept harping on the same argument again and again that eventually she wore him down and he conceded/gave in.

Alan
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