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.
- But believe me, a spare tire is only accentuated by the cut of these jackets.
- Because the tire is very unusual, none was available in Guadalajara, Morelia, or Mexico City.
- The book series that I could read over and over again and never tire is the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward.
- The goal of this tire is to bite into loose or muddy surface areas for maximum traction and propel the vehicle forward.
- Imagine being a kid of six, not particularly tall, struggling through a foot of snow and looking like the Michelin tire man.
- Severe internal tire damage or outright tire failure can occur when an underinflated tire is driven at typical highway speeds.
- If ye have a flat, keep on driving, the price of a tire is not worth the lives fixing a flat, as hi speed crashes are the norm, on June 15, 2009 at 7: 44 pm uphilldowndale
- He winds up in rural Lillehammer, Norway, site of the 1994 Winter Olympic showdown between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan the only linkage one could dream up might be the term "tire iron".
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