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- Dictionarytire/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 Opposite
- 2. lose interest in; become bored with: "the media will tire of publicizing every protest"
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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.
1. : a rubber cushion that fits around a wheel (as of an automobile) and usually contains compressed air. 2. : a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel. tire.
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.
1. verb. If something tires you or if you tire, you feel that you have used a lot of energy and you want to rest or sleep. If driving tires you, take the train. [VERB noun] He tired easily, though he was unable to sleep well at night. [VERB] Synonyms: exhaust, drain, fatigue, weary More Synonyms of tire. 2. verb [no passive]
tire. noun [ C ] US(UKtyre)us/taɪɚ/uk/taɪər/. A2. a thick rubber ring, often filled with air, that is fitted around the outer edge of the wheel of a vehicle, allowing the vehicle to stick to the road surface and to travel over the ground more easily: I have a flat tire (= the air has gone out of it).
Tire definition: to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion; make weary; fatigue (often followed by out). See examples of TIRE used in a sentence.
To tire is to grow weary or bored with something. As a noun, a tire is the large, rubber ring that surrounds a car's wheel. You might tire from the hard work of changing a flat tire.
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.
Definition of tire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of tire – Learner’s Dictionary. tire. noun [ C ] uk / taɪə r/ us. Add to word list. US spelling of tyre. tire. verb [ I, T ] uk / taɪə r/ us. to become tired or to make someone become tired: He tires easily. Phrasal verbs. tire of sth/doing sth. tire sb out.
