Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense tires, present participle tiring, past tense, past participle tired
1. verb
If something tires you or if you tire, you feel that you have used a lot of energy and you want to rest or sleep.
If driving tires you, take the train. [VERB noun]
He tired easily, though he was unable to sleep well at night. [VERB]
Synonyms: exhaust, drain, fatigue, weary More Synonyms of tire
2. verb [no passive]
If you tire of something, you no longer wish to do it, because you have become bored of it or unhappy with it.
He felt he would never tire of international cricket. [VERB + of]
Sooner or later he may tire of constantly putting himself last. [Vof n/-ing]
3. countable noun
A tire is the same as a tyre.
[US]
Phrasal verbs:
See tire out
More Synonyms of tire
tire in British English1
(ˈtaɪə)
verb
1. (transitive)
to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary
2. (tr; often passive)
to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritate
I'm tired of the children's chatter
3. (intransitive)
to become wearied or bored; flag
Derived forms
tiring (ˈtiring)
adjective
Word origin
Old English tēorian, of unknown origin
tire in British English2
(ˈtaɪə)
noun, verb
the US spelling of tyre
tire in British English3
(ˈtaɪə)
verb, noun
an archaic word for attire
tire in American English1
(taɪr)
verb intransitiveWord forms: tired or ˈtiring
1.
to become in need of rest; become weary or fatigued through exertion
2.
to lose interest or patience; become bored or impatient
usually with of
verb transitive
3.
to diminish the strength of by exertion, etc.; fatigue; weary
often with out
4.
to diminish the patience or interest of, as by dull talk, etc.; make weary; bore
Word origin
ME tiren < OE tiorian, to fail, be tired, prob. < Gmc *tiuzōn, to stay behind < IE *deus-, to cease < base *deu-, to move forward
tire in American English2
(taɪr)
noun
1.
a hoop of iron or rubber around the wheel of a vehicle, forming the tread
2.
an inflatable, vulcanized rubber or synthetic casing sealed to a wheel rim by a specified pressure and designed to reduce shock, improve traction and handling, etc.; tubeless tire: it has replaced the tube-type tire which contains a separate, soft, thin rubber inner tube to hold the air
see also radial (ply) tire
verb transitiveWord forms: tired or ˈtiring
3.
to furnish with tires
Word origin
ME tyre, prob. var. (in sense “equipment”) of tire3
tire in American English3
(taɪr)
Archaic
verb transitiveWord forms: tired or ˈtiring
1.
to attire or dress
noun
2.
attire
3.
a woman's headdress
Word origin
ME tiren, aphetic for atiren, attire
tire in Automotive Engineering
(taɪər)
Word forms: (regular plural) tires
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Brakes, steering, wheels, tires, and suspension)
A tire is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of a vehicle.
In the trunk was a spare tire and a jack.
An underinflated tire causes a wheel to turn slightly faster than the others.
Let the tires cool down before checking the air pressure.
Types of tire include:bias ply tirepneumatic tireradial ply tireretreaded tire
Examples of 'tire' in a sentence
tire
The body also tires more easily and takes longer to recover from activities.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We may tire of the coy and shifty narrator.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Sterling shows little sign of tiring of life in the spotlight.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She tires easily and her joints hurt.
The Sun (2015)
Life is tiring and stressful for most of us.
The Sun (2013)
They also say the technology can cause adults to tire and feel sick.
The Sun (2011)
She only has little legs and tires easily.
The Sun (2015)
In other languages
tire
British English: tire VERB
If something tires you or if you tire, you feel that you have used a lot of energy and you want to rest or sleep.
If driving tires you, take the train.
American English: tire
Brazilian Portuguese: cansar
Chinese: 使感到疲倦
European Spanish: cansar
French: fatiguer
German: müde machen
Italian: stancare
Japanese: 疲れさせる/疲れる
Korean: 피로하게 하다
European Portuguese: cansar
Latin American Spanish: cansar
All related terms of 'tire'
tyre
A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses , and bicycles .
flat tire
a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage , puncture , or the like
snow tire
a tire with a deep tread , and sometimes protruding studs , for added traction on snow or ice
tire iron
a crowbar with a built-in socket wrench , for removing wheel covers and lug nuts of motor vehicles and for cranking a jack up or down
tire out
If something tires you out , it makes you exhausted .
spare tire
an extra tire and wheel for a motor vehicle, stored in the vehicle for use in an emergency
tire chain
a device made of chains , attached around a tire's tread on a motor vehicle to increase traction , as on snow
balloon tire
a wide , deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
tubeless tire
a pneumatic tire without an inner tube
pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire is a rubber tire filled with air under pressure and mounted around the wheel of a vehicle.
retreaded tire
A retreaded tire is a used tire with a new tread fixed to it.
bias (ply) tire
a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords in a crisscross pattern of lines diagonal to the center line of the tread
radial (ply) tire
a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread : it provides better handling , etc. than a bias ply tire
tyre gauge
a device used to measure the pressure of vehicle tyres
tyre marks
marks on the road resulting from friction caused by vehicle tyres locked in position by brakes
tyre valve
a valve that allows air to be added to a tyre with an air hose and allows air to be withdrawn from an over-inflated tyre by pressing on a stem at the end of the valve
tyre pressure
the pressure of the air in a vehicle tyre
whitewall tyre
a pneumatic tyre having white sidewalls
Chinese translation of 'tire'
tire
(ˈtaɪəʳ)
n
(US) =tyre
vt
(= make tired) (also tire out) 使疲劳(勞) (shǐ píláo)
vi
(= become tired) 疲劳(勞) (píláo)
to tire of sth对(對)某事感到厌(厭)倦了 (duì mǒushì gǎndào yànjuàn le)
tyre
or (US) tire
(ˈtaɪəʳ)
n(c)
轮(輪)胎 (lúntāi) (个(個), gè)
1 (verb)
Definition
to reduce the energy of, as by exertion
If driving tires you, take the train.
Synonyms
exhaust
The effort of speaking had exhausted him.
drain
My emotional turmoil has drained me.
fatigue
It fatigues me to list them all.
weary
The work wearied him to the point of exhaustion.
fag (informal)
whack (British, informal)
wear out
wear down
take it out of (informal)
knacker (slang)
enervate
Opposites
restore
,
revive
,
refresh
,
exhilarate
,
enliven
,
energize
,
liven up
,
pep up
,
invigorate
2 (verb)
Definition
to become wearied or bored
He tired easily, and was unable to sleep well at night.
Synonyms
flag
His enthusiasm was in no way flagging.
become tired
fail
In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
droop
Support for him is beginning to droop amongst voters.
3 (verb)
That subject tires me.
Synonyms
bore
Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the Navy.
weary
Her boss's criticism wearied her so much that she left.
exasperate
The constant interruptions were beginning to exasperate me.
annoy
Try making a note of the things that annoy you.
irritate
Their attitude irritates me.
harass
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
hassle (informal)
The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.
aggravate (informal)
What aggravates you most about this country?
irk
The rehearsal process irked him increasingly.
get on your nerves (informal)
piss you off (taboo, slang)
hack you off (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aggravate
Definition
to annoy
What aggravates you most about this country?
Synonyms
annoy,
bother,
provoke,
needle (informal),
irritate,
tease,
hassle (informal),
gall,
exasperate,
nettle,
pester,
vex,
irk,
get under your skin (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
get up your nose (informal),
be on your back (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal),
get in your hair (informal),
get on your wick (British, slang),
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of annoy
Definition
to irritate or displease
Try making a note of the things that annoy you.
Synonyms
irritate,
trouble,
bore,
anger,
harry,
bother,
disturb,
provoke,
get (informal),
bug (informal),
needle (informal),
plague,
tease,
harass,
hassle (informal),
aggravate (informal),
badger,
gall,
madden,
ruffle,
exasperate,
nettle,
molest,
pester,
vex,
displease,
irk,
bedevil,
rile,
peeve,
get under your skin (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
get up your nose (informal),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
make your blood boil,
piss you off (taboo, slang),
rub someone up the wrong way (informal),
get your goat (slang),
get in your hair (informal),
get on your wick (British, slang),
get your dander up (informal),
get your back up,
incommode (formal),
put your back up,
hack you off (informal),
be on your back (slang)
in the sense of drain
Definition
to make constant demands on (energy or resources)
My emotional turmoil has drained me.
Synonyms
exhaust,
tire,
wear out,
strain,
weaken,
fatigue,
weary,
debilitate,
prostrate,
tax,
tire out,
enfeeble,
enervate
Synonyms of 'tire'
tire
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of droop
Definition
to be overcome by weariness
Support for him is beginning to droop amongst voters.
Synonyms
flag,
decline,
fade,
slump,
diminish,
wither,
wilt,
languish
in the sense of enervate
Definition
to deprive of strength or vitality
Synonyms
weaken,
tire,
exhaust,
fatigue,
paralyse,
sap,
wear out,
debilitate,
unnerve,
wash out,
incapacitate,
prostrate,
enfeeble,
devitalize
in the sense of exasperate
Definition
to cause great irritation to
The constant interruptions were beginning to exasperate me.
Synonyms
irritate,
anger,
provoke,
annoy,
rouse,
infuriate,
hassle (informal),
exacerbate,
aggravate (informal),
incense,
enrage,
gall,
madden,
inflame,
bug (informal),
nettle,
get to (informal),
vex,
embitter,
irk,
rile (informal),
pique,
rankle,
peeve (informal),
needle (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
try the patience of,
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
get in your hair (informal),
get on your wick (British, slang),
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of fail
In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
Synonyms
wither,
perish,
sag,
droop,
waste away,
shrivel up
in the sense of fatigue
Definition
to make or become weary or exhausted
It fatigues me to list them all.
Synonyms
tire,
exhaust,
weaken,
weary,
drain,
fag (out) (informal),
whack (British, informal),
wear out,
jade,
take it out of (informal),
poop (informal),
tire out,
knacker (slang),
drain of energy,
overtire
in the sense of harass
Definition
to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
Synonyms
annoy,
trouble,
bother,
worry,
harry,
disturb,
devil (informal),
plague,
bait,
hound,
torment,
hassle (informal),
badger,
persecute,
exasperate,
pester,
vex,
breathe down someone's neck,
chivvy (British),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
beleaguer
in the sense of hassle
Definition
to cause annoyance or trouble to (someone)
The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.
Synonyms
bother,
bug (informal),
annoy,
harry,
hound,
harass,
badger,
pester,
get on your nerves (informal),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal),
breath down someone's neck
in the sense of irk
Definition
to irritate or vex
The rehearsal process irked him increasingly.
Synonyms
irritate,
annoy,
aggravate (informal),
provoke,
bug (informal),
put out (informal),
gall,
ruffle,
nettle,
vex,
rile,
peeve (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
miff (informal),
be on your back (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
get in your hair (informal),
rub you up the wrong way (informal),
put your nose out of joint (informal),
get your back up,
put your back up,
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of irritate
Definition
to annoy or anger (someone)
Their attitude irritates me.
Synonyms
annoy,
anger,
bother,
provoke,
offend,
needle (informal),
harass,
infuriate,
aggravate (informal),
incense,
fret,
enrage,
gall,
ruffle,
inflame,
exasperate,
nettle,
pester,
vex,
irk,
pique,
rankle with,
get under your skin (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drive you up the wall (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
rub you up the wrong way (informal),
get your goat (slang),
try your patience,
get in your hair (informal),
get on your wick (informal),
get your dander up (informal),
raise your hackles,
get your back up,
get your hackles up,
put your back up,
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of weary
Definition
to make weary
The work wearied him to the point of exhaustion.
Synonyms
tire,
tax,
burden,
drain,
fatigue,
fag (informal),
sap,
wear out,
debilitate,
take it out of (informal),
tire out,
enervate,
fade,
droop
Additional synonyms
in the sense of weary
Definition
to make weary
Her boss's criticism wearied her so much that she left.