26984 words

tire

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone feel this way:

Examples:

She's been leading throughout the race, but it now looks as if she's tiring.
Even walking up the stairs at work tires me these days.
2
US spelling of
3
to cause someone to lose energy, or to be without energy:

Examples:

[ I ] Weakened by the infection, he tires easily.
[ T ] Running tired her.
[ M ] Going up all those stairs tires me out.
4
To tire of something is to become bored with it:

Examples:

Viewers never tire of nature programs.
5
a rubber ring, usually filled with air, that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle, or other vehicle:

Examples:

Most cars now have radial tires.

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