tire iron
Noun
Meaning
tire iron (plural tire irons)
A tool used for installing or removing an automotive wheel, in the form of bar made of strong metal, with a chisel end for prying off the hubcap and a socket wrench end for loosening or tightening lug nuts.
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Trouble seems to follow me around, waiting to club me with a tire iron.
A California man says he was rear-ended by the driver of an SUV belonging to a car service who then came after him with a tire iron.
A transient man who allegedly confronted police armed with a tire iron and knife outside the Vancouver Police Department’s West Precinct made a first appearance Thursday in Clark County Superior Court.