tire
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fatigue, drain, exhaust, wear out, weary
- bore, exasperate, irk, irritate, weary

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Contrasted words: brace (up), invigorate, strengthen, animate, energize, enliven, pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize
Related Idioms: make one tired, put one to sleep
Related Words: debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, weaken, exhaust, wear out, jade, wear, irk, disgust, nauseate, sicken

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I. tire¹ /taɪə $ taɪr/ verb
[Word Family: adjective: tired, tireless, tiresome, tiring; verb: tire; noun: tiredness; adverb: tirelessly]
[Language: Old English; Origin: teorian, tyrian]
[intransitive and transitive] to start to feel tired, or make someone feel tired:
As we neared the summit, we were tiring fast.

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In everyday English, people usually say get tired rather than tire:
The climbers were starting to get tired.
tire of somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to become bored with someone or something:
Sooner or later he’ll tire of politics.

2. never tire of doing something to enjoy doing something again and again, especially in a way that annoys other people:
He never tires of talking about the good old days.
tire somebody ↔ out phrasal verb
to make someone very tired Synonym : exhaust:
All that walking tired me out.

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II. tire² noun [countable]
the American spelling of tyre

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III. tyre S3 British English, tire American English /taɪə $ taɪr/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: tire 'metal plates around a cart wheel' (15-19 centuries), probably from tire 'equipment' (14-18 centuries), from attire; ⇒ attire]
a thick rubber ring that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle etc:
I had a flat tyre (=all the air went out of it) on the way home.
The spare tyre's in the boot.
front/rear/back tyre
a punctured front tyre ⇒ spare tyre

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tire
verb
ADV. easily, quickly She found herself tiring more quickly these days.
out The long walk had really tired me out.
VERB + TIRE begin to After an hour Rick began to tire.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

tire

a front/rear tyre
I bought a set of new front tyres.
a flat tyre (=one which the air has come out of)
I had a flat tyre and had to walk home.
a burst tyre
On lap two, Millar suffered a burst tire, which caused him to crash.
a bald tyre (=one which has worn smooth)
When police officers examined the car, they discovered that it had two bald tyres.
a car/lorry/bicycle etc tyre
They sell and fit car tyres.
a spare tyre
Always carry a spare tire.
change a tyre
I have never changed a tyre or looked under a bonnet.
puncture a tyre
The tyre had punctured and had to be replaced.
the tyre pressure (=the force of the air in a tyre)
Have you checked the tyre pressure?
tyre marks (also tyre tracks) (=marks left by tyres)
There were tire marks on the road close to where the crash happened.

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