tire
/ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ//ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)//ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/
verb
- 1
To become sleepy or weary.
- 2
To make sleepy or weary.
- 3
To become bored or impatient (with).
“I tire of this book.”
- 4
To bore.
noun
- 1
Accoutrements, accessories.
- 2
Dress, clothes, attire.
- 3
A covering for the head; a headdress.
- 4
Metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive.
- 5
The rubber covering on a wheel; a tyre.
- 6
A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
verb
- 1
To dress or adorn.
verb
- 1
To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
- 2
To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
noun
- 1
A tier, row, or rank.
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