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Tire Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Tire? [n] hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air" [v] exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [v] get tired of something or somebody [v] cause to be bored [v] deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Tire: bore \| exhaust \| fag \| fag out \| fatigue \| jade \| outwear \| play out \| run down \| sap \| tire out \| tyre \| wear \| wear down \| wear out \| wear upon \| weary Related Terms \| Find terms related to Tire: See Also \| auto tire \| automobile tire \| beat \| car tire \| conk out \| consume \| degenerate \| deplete \| deteriorate \| drop \| eat \| eat up \| exhaust \| hoop \| indispose \| overfatigue \| overtire \| overweary \| pall \| peter out \| pneumatic tire \| pneumatic tyre \| poop out \| retire \| ring \| rubber tire \| run down \| run out \| run through \| tire \| tread \| tucker \| tucker out \| use up \| wagon tire \| wash up \| wipe out \| withdraw Tire In Webster's Dictionary \Tire\, n. A tier, row, or rank. See {Tier}. [Obs.] In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. --Milton. \Tire\, n. [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See {Attire}.] 1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] ``Having rich tire about you.'' --Shak. 2. A covering for the head; a headdress. On her head she wore a tire of gold. --Spenser. 3. A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier. 4. Furniture; apparatus; equipment. [Obs.] ``The tire of war.'' --Philips. 5. [Probably the same word, and so called as being an attire or covering for the wheel.] A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear. Note: The iron tire of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the fellies together. The tire of a locomotive or railroad-car wheel is a heavy hoop of iron or steel shrunk tightly upon an iron central part. The wheel of a bicycle has a tire of India rubber. \Tire\, v. t. To adorn; to attire; to dress. [Obs.] [Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head. --2 Kings ix. 30. \Tire\, v. i. [F. tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to rend. See {Tirade}.] 1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. [Obs.] Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone. --Shak. Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire upon the hearts of generous spirits. --B. Jonson. 2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything. [Obs.] Thus made she her remove, And left wrath tiring on her son. --Chapman. Upon that were my thoughts tiring. --Shak. \Tire\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiring}.] [OE. teorien to become weary, to fail, AS. teorian to be tired, be weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E. tear to rend, the intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear out; or cf. E. tarry.] To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires. \Tire\, v. t. To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. --Shak. Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. --Dryden. {To tire out}, to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass. Syn: To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See {Jade}.

Tire Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tire?

[n] hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"
[v] exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
[v] get tired of something or somebody
[v] cause to be bored
[v] deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

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Tire In Webster's Dictionary

\Tire\, n.
A tier, row, or rank. See {Tier}. [Obs.]

      In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder.
                                               --Milton.


\Tire\, n. [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See
{Attire}.]
1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] ``Having rich tire about you.''
   --Shak.

2. A covering for the head; a headdress.

         On her head she wore a tire of gold.  --Spenser.

3. A child's apron, covering the breast and having no
   sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.

4. Furniture; apparatus; equipment. [Obs.] ``The tire of
   war.'' --Philips.

5. [Probably the same word, and so called as being an attire
   or covering for the wheel.] A hoop or band, as of metal,
   on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart
   strength and receive the wear.

Note: The iron tire of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the
      fellies together. The tire of a locomotive or
      railroad-car wheel is a heavy hoop of iron or steel
      shrunk tightly upon an iron central part. The wheel of
      a bicycle has a tire of India rubber.


\Tire\, v. t.
To adorn; to attire; to dress. [Obs.]

      [Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head. --2
                                               Kings ix. 30.


\Tire\, v. i. [F. tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic
origin, and akin to E. tear to rend. See {Tirade}.]
1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. [Obs.]

         Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, Tires with
         her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone. --Shak.

         Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire
         upon the hearts of generous spirits.  --B. Jonson.

2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed
   upon, or engaged with, anything. [Obs.]

         Thus made she her remove, And left wrath tiring on
         her son.                              --Chapman.

         Upon that were my thoughts tiring.    --Shak.


\Tire\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tired}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tiring}.] [OE. teorien to become weary, to fail, AS. teorian
to be tired, be weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E.
tear to rend, the intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear
out; or cf. E. tarry.]
To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail;
to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon
tires.


\Tire\, v. t.
To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust
the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or
the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. --Shak.

      Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. --Dryden.

{To tire out}, to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass.

Syn: To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See {Jade}.

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