English Explanatory Dictionary

tire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become sleepy or weary.
  2. To make sleepy or weary.
  3. To become bored or impatient (with).
  4. To bore.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of tyre: The rubber covering on a wheel.
  2. Alternative spelling of tyre: The metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive.
  3. A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
  4. Accoutrements, accessories.
  5. Dress, clothes, attire.
  6. A covering for the head; a headdress.
verb
  1. To dress or adorn.
verb
  1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
  2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
noun
  1. A tier, row, or rank.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tyre.wav /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ] /ˈtɑːɚ/ /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ /ˈtaɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ˈtʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ [ˈtəj(ə)ɹ]

Word forms

tire tires tiring tired tyre

Etymology

From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit दोष (dóṣa, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”).

Synonyms

beleaguer exhaust fatigue fordo do for gas out get down jade knock up poop run someone ragged tire tire out wear wear down wear out weary bend someone's ear bore depress ennui hold by the button talk someone under the table

Related words

tiresome fatigued tiring-house

Derived words

overtire tired tire out all-season tire all-weather tire balloon tire bicycle tire cold as a wagon tire cushion tire dog who caught the tire flat tire flat tire rule Michelin tire baby syndrome pump someone's tires radial tire snow tire spare tire spare tire well studded tire summer tire tire barrier tire bead tire chain tire fire tire-fire tire gage tire gauge tire iron tire kicker tire lever tire-pressure tire-pressure gauge tire spoon tire swing tire yard tundra tire winter tire
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