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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tired1 /taɪrd/USA pronunciation adj. - exhausted;
fatigued; wearied:The tired children slept in the car on the way home. - weary or bored:[be + ~ + of]was tired of the same old routine.
- old and no longer funny or interesting:a tired joke.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tired1 (tīərd),USA pronunciation adj. - exhausted, as by exertion;
fatigued or sleepy:a tired runner. - weary or bored (usually fol. by of ):tired of the same food every day.
- hackneyed;
stale, as a joke, phrase, or sermon. - Informal Termsimpatient or disgusted:You make me tired.
- Middle English tyred. See tire1, -ed2 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged enervated. Tired, exhausted, fatigued, wearied, weary suggest a condition in which a large part of one's energy and vitality has been consumed. One who is tired has used up a considerable part of his or her bodily or mental resources:to feel tired at the end of the day.One who is exhausted is completely drained of energy and vitality, usually because of arduous or long-sustained effort:exhausted after a hard run.One who is fatigued has consumed energy to a point where rest and sleep are demanded:feeling rather pleasantly fatigued.One who is wearied has been under protracted exertion or strain that has gradually worn out his or her strength:wearied by a long vigil.Weary suggests a more permanent condition than wearied:weary of struggling against misfortunes.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rested; energetic.
tired2 (tīərd),USA pronunciation adj. - Automotivehaving a tire or tires.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tired /ˈtaɪəd/ adj - weary; fatigued
- hackneyed; stale
- tired and emotional ⇒ euphemistic slightly drunk
ˈtiredness n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tire1 /taɪr/USA pronunciation v., tired, tir•ing. - to make or become weary or fatigued: [~ + object]The exercise tired him momentarily.[no object]As he grew older he tired easily.
- to have one's interest or patience exhausted:[~ + of + object]The children tired of playing games.
- tire out, [~ + object + out] to make (someone) completely weary:The exercise tired him out.
tire2 /taɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Automotive, British Termsa ring of rubber, placed over the rim of a wheel on cars, trucks, etc., to provide traction or resistance to wear.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tire1 (tīər),USA pronunciation v., tired, tir•ing, n. v.t. - to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion;
make weary; fatigue:The long walk tired him. - to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of;
make weary; bore:Your stories tire me. v.i. - to have the strength reduced or exhausted, as by labor or exertion;
become fatigued; be sleepy. - to have one's appreciation, interest, patience, etc., exhausted;
become or be weary; become bored (usually fol. by of ):He soon tired of playing billiards. n. - British Termsfatigue.
- late Middle English (Scots) tyren (verb, verbal), Old English tȳrian, variant of tēorian to weary, be wearied bef. 900
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exasperate, irk.
tire2 (tīər),USA pronunciation n., v., tired, tir•ing. n. - Automotive, British Termsa ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties.
- British Terms, Automotivea metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel.
v.t. - British Terms, Automotiveto furnish with tires.
Also, tyre. - special use of tire3 1475–85
tire3 (tīər),USA pronunciation v., tired, tir•ing, n. v.t. - [Archaic.]to dress (the head or hair), esp. with a headdress.
- [Obs.]to attire or array.
n. - [Archaic.]a headdress.
- [Obs.]attire or dress.
- 1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of attire
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tire /ˈtaɪə/ vb - (transitive) to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary
- (tr; often passive) to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritate: I'm tired of the children's chatter
- (intransitive) to become wearied or bored; flag
Etymology: Old English tēorian, of unknown originˈtiring adj tire /ˈtaɪə/ n , vb - the US spelling of tyre
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