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   tire

   /ˈtʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep: "soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire" Similar get/grow/become tiredbecome fatiguedweakengrow weaklose one's strengthflagdroopdropfatiguetire outwear outovertirewearyexhaustdrainsapwash outtaxovertaxenervatedebilitateenfeeblejadeincapacitatedevitalizeprostrateinformal:whackshatterbushknackerfrazzlewear to a frazzlepooptake it out offag outdo inknock outOpposite stay freshrefresh
   • 2. lose interest in; become bored with: "the media will tire of publicizing every protest"
   • ▪ exhaust the patience or interest of; bore: "it tired her that Eddie felt important because he was involved behind the scenes" Similar wearybecome/get tiredbecome/get wearybecome/get fed upbecome/get fed to deathbecome/get boredbecome/get satiatedbecome/get jadedbecome/get sickbecome/get sick to deathsickenhave had a surfeithave had enoughhave had a glutinformal:have had something up to hereborewearymake someone fed upsickennauseateirkirritateexhaust someone's patienceannoyexasperateget on someone's nervesinformal:get toOpposite stimulateexcite

   Word Origin Old Englishtēorian ‘fail, come to an end’, also ‘become physically exhausted’, of unknown origin.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TIRE definition: 1. to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tireTire Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TIRE is to become weary. How to use tire in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tire.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TireTire - Wikipedia

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   A tire ( North American English) or tyre ( Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTIRE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TIRE meaning: 1. to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   an inflatable, vulcanized rubber or synthetic casing sealed to a wheel rim by a specified pressure and designed to reduce shock, improve traction and handling, etc.; tubeless tire: it has replaced the tube-type tire which contains a separate, soft, thin rubber inner tube to hold the air. see also radial (ply) tire.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › tireTIRE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties. a metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › tireTire - definition of tire by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A covering for a wheel, usually made of rubber reinforced with cords of nylon, fiberglass, or other material and filled with compressed air. 2. A hoop of metal or rubber fitted around a wheel. [Middle English, iron rim of a wheel, probably from tir, attire, short for atire, from attiren, to attire; see attire .] tire 3. (tīr) Archaic.