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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.
The meaning of TIRE is to become weary. How to use tire in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of 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 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.
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.
noun. 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.
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.
Britannica Dictionary definition of TIRE. [count] : a rubber ring that usually contains air and that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle, etc. bicycle/automobile tires. a flat tire. — see pictures at bicycle, car; see also snow tire, spare tire.
