Do you "put on" a spare tire?

Suppose you want to change a flat tire. What is the right/common sentence to say that you put the spare tire in place of the flat tire? From the web I see that the sentence "Put on the spare tire" is used. However, I do not see such an application for the verb "put on" in my dictionary (it is mainly used for wearing clothes).

Solution 1:

You could say:

I replaced the flat tire with the spare tire.

Or more colloquially,

I swapped in the spare tire for the flat tire.

Solution 2:

"Put on" is perfectly acceptable and very commonly used. I wouldn't feel the need to search for a substitute phrase, although "replaced" would work.

The colloquial use of "put on a spare tire" means gaining weight around the midsection (hips).

"Put on" is used in a variety of ways. You can put on a spare tire, put on a show, put on a pair of shoes or put on a coat of paint.