tire
IPA: tˈaɪɝ
noun
- A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
- (obsolete) Accoutrements, accessories.
- (obsolete) Dress, clothes, attire.
- A covering for the head; a headdress.
- A tier, row, or rank.
- (American spelling, Canadian spelling) alternative spelling of tyre: The rubber covering on a wheel. [The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.]
- (American spelling) alternative spelling of tyre: The metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive. [The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.]
verb
- (intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
- (transitive) To make sleepy or weary.
- (intransitive) To become bored or impatient (with).
- (transitive) To bore.
- (transitive, obsolete) To dress or adorn.
- (obsolete) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
- (obsolete) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
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Examples of "tire" in Sentences
- She looked tired and sallow.
- I am tired of the condescension.
- I heard the squeal of the tires.
- The soldiers are tired and bored.
- The French were tired of the killing.
- I was tired and in no mood to be sociable.
- Eventually the idiot will tire of the futility of it.