to deflate a tyre

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• deflate — ► VERB 1) let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, etc.). 2) cause to feel suddenly dispirited. 3) reduce price levels in (an economy). DERIVATIVES deflator noun …   English terms dictionary

• tyre — (BrE) (AmE tire) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flat, punctured (esp. BrE) ▪ I got a flat tyre soon after setting off. ▪ blown (AmE), burst (BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• deflate — verb Deflate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tyre Deflate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ego, ↑tyre …   Collocations dictionary

• tyre — n. BE; AE spelling: tire 1) regal tyre 2) in tyre (to dine in regal tyre) 1) to deflate; inflate a tyre 2) to mount a tyre 3) to change; patch, repair; recap; retread a tyre 4) to crisscross, rotate tyres (to reduce wear) 5) to slash a tyre 6) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• deflate — [[t]dɪfle͟ɪt[/t]] deflates, deflating, deflated 1) VERB If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. [V n] Like any actor he can be self centred but I think I ve worked out how to deflate… …   English dictionary

• deflate — UK [diːˈfleɪt] / US [dɪˈfleɪt] verb Word forms deflate : present tense I/you/we/they deflate he/she/it deflates present participle deflating past tense deflated past participle deflated 1) [transitive] to make someone feel less confident or… …   English dictionary

• deflate — de|flate [ˌdi:ˈfleıt, dı ] v [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: de + inflate] 1.) [I and T] if a tyre, ↑balloon etc deflates, or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the gas inside it comes out ≠ ↑inflate →↑go down, let down ↑let down 2.) [T] to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deflate — verb 1 (I, T) if a tyre, balloon 1 (1) balloon 1 (2) etc deflates, or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the gas inside it comes out 2 (T) to make someone feel less important or less confident: I d love to deflate that ego of his! 3 (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• deflate — [diːˈfleɪt] verb 1) [I/T] if a tyre or BALLOON deflates, or if you deflate it, air comes out of it Ant: inflate 2) [T] to make someone feel less confident or important …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• deflate — verb 1》 let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object).     ↘be emptied of air or gas. 2》 [usu. as adjective deflated] cause to feel suddenly dispirited. 3》 Economics reduce price levels in (an economy). Derivatives deflator noun… …   English new terms dictionary

• deflate — /dəˈfleɪt / (say duh flayt) verb (t) (deflated, deflating) 1. to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a tyre). 2. to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition. 3. to reduce in esteem, especially self esteem (a… …