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Tyre T0231500 (tīr) An ancient Phoenician city on the eastern Mediterranean Sea in present-day southern Lebanon. The capital of Phoenicia after the 11th century bc, it was a flourishing commercial center noted for its purple dyestuffs and rich, silken clothing. Tyre was besieged and captured by Alexander the Great in 332 bc and was destroyed by a Mameluke army in ad 1291.
tyre T0231500 (tīr)n. Chiefly British Variant of tire2.tyre (ˈtaɪə) or tiren1. (Automotive Engineering) a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring (pneumatic tyre) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube. See also tubeless tyre, cross-ply, radial-ply2. (Railways) a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel3. a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheelvb (Automotive Engineering) (tr) to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc)[C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire3]
Tyre (ˈtaɪə) or Tyrn (Placename) a port in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: founded about the 15th century bc; for centuries a major Phoenician seaport, famous for silks and its Tyrian-purple dye; now a small market town. Pop: 141 000 (2005 est). Arabic name: Sur tyre (taɪər)
n., v.t. tyred, tyr•ing. Brit. tire 2. Tyre (taɪər)
n. an ancient seaport and trading center of Phoenicia: site of modern Sur. tyre
Past participle: tyred
Gerund: tyring
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| I tyred | | you tyred | | he/she/it tyred | | we tyred | | you tyred | | they tyred |
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| I am tyring | | you are tyring | | he/she/it is tyring | | we are tyring | | you are tyring | | they are tyring |
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| I have tyred | | you have tyred | | he/she/it has tyred | | we have tyred | | you have tyred | | they have tyred |
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| I was tyring | | you were tyring | | he/she/it was tyring | | we were tyring | | you were tyring | | they were tyring |
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| I had tyred | | you had tyred | | he/she/it had tyred | | we had tyred | | you had tyred | | they had tyred |
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| I will tyre | | you will tyre | | he/she/it will tyre | | we will tyre | | you will tyre | | they will tyre |
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| I will have tyred | | you will have tyred | | he/she/it will have tyred | | we will have tyred | | you will have tyred | | they will have tyred |
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| I will be tyring | | you will be tyring | | he/she/it will be tyring | | we will be tyring | | you will be tyring | | they will be tyring |
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| I have been tyring | | you have been tyring | | he/she/it has been tyring | | we have been tyring | | you have been tyring | | they have been tyring |
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Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Tyre - a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silksSurLebanese Republic, Lebanon - an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean | | 2. |  tyre - hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"tireauto tire, automobile tire, car tire, rubber tire - a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheelhoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etcwagon tire - a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel |
Translationstyre (American) tire (ˈtaiə) noun a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc. The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them. 輪胎 轮胎- I have a flat tire (US)
I have a flat tyre (UK) → 车胎没气了 - What should the tire pressure be? (US)
What should the tyre pressure be? (UK) → 轮胎压力应该是多少？ - I have a flat tire (US)
I've a flat tyre (UK) → 我的车轮胎没气了 - The tire has burst (US)
The tyre has burst (UK) → 我的车胎爆了
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kick tiresTo examine or inspect a second-hand car or cars for possible purchase; to shop for used cars in general. I always loved going to used car lots with my dad while he went around kicking tires. Our old van finally broke down, so I'm heading out this weekend to kick some tires.See also: kick, tirekick the tiresTo inspect or test something or someone to ensure that he, she, or it meets the required or expected standard of quality. Primarily heard in US, Canada. You should always kick the tires of anything you plan to buy from someone online, or else you might end up buying a piece of junk! The boss always assigns difficult projects as a way of kicking the tires of new employees. We should hire a few interns to kick the tires on this app before we release it to the public.See also: kick, tirespare tyre1. A layer of excess fat around one's midsection. Primarily heard in UK. I think I need to lay off the lager, because this spare tyre of mine is getting a bit out of hand.2. An unhelpful, unnecessary, unproductive, or unwanted person in a group. Primarily heard in UK. There are a few spare tyres on this project who are really holding back our progress. Ever since John's girlfriend started hanging out with us, it's left me feeling like a spare tyre.See also: spare, tyretire kicker1. One who examines or inspects a second-hand car or cars, often without really intending to buy anything. Primarily heard in Australia. This guy isn't a serious buyer, he's just a tire kicker.2. One who wastes another's time. We need serious candidates for this position, so make sure to eliminate any tire kickers.See also: kicker, tirespare tire1. A layer of excess fat around one's midsection. I think I need to lay off the junk food, because this spare tire of mine is getting a bit out of hand.2. An unhelpful, unnecessary, unproductive, or unwanted person in a group. There are a few spare tires on this project who are really holding back our progress. Ever since John's girlfriend started hanging out with us, it's left me feeling like a spare tire.See also: spare, tirespare tire 1. a thickness in the waist; a roll of fat around one's waist. I've got to get rid of this spare tire. The spare tire started when I was twenty-six. 2. an unneeded person; an unproductive person. Gary is a spare tire. Send him home. You spare tires over there! Get to work.See also: spare, tirespare tireFat around one's middle, as in He's determined to lose ten pounds and that spare tire he's acquired. This expression transfers the term for an extra tire carried in cars in case of a flat tire to excess fat around the waist. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: spare, tirea spare tyre If someone has a spare tyre, they have a large circle of fat around their waist. Note: `Tyre' is spelled `tire' in American English. He had long, wavy hair, a big diamond ring and a spare tyre around his middle.See also: spare, tyrekick the ˈtyres (British English) (American English kick the ˈtires) (especially American English) test the quality of something; see if something is suitable for you: We now spend longer kicking the tyres before investing in new companies. ▶ ˈtyrekicker (British English) (American English ˈtirekicker) noun a possible customer who asks a lot of questions about a product but never buys anything: Your sales team can waste a huge amount of time on tyrekickers.See also: kick, tyrea ˌspare ˈtyre (British English) (American English a ˌspare ˈtire) a roll of flesh around the waist: He went on a diet to try and lose his spare tyre.See also: spare, tyrespare tire1. n. a thickness in the waist; a roll of fat around one’s waist. The spare tire started when I was twenty-six. 2. n. an unneeded person; an unproductive person. Gary is a spare tire. Send him home. See also: spare, tireTyre
Tyre (tīr), ancient city of PhoeniciaPhoenicia
, ancient territory occupied by Phoenicians. The name Phoenicia also appears as Phenice and Phenicia. These people were Canaanites (see Canaan), and in the 9th cent. B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. , S of Sidon. It is the present-day Sur in Lebanon, a small town on a peninsula jutting into the Mediterranean from the mainland of Syria S of Beirut. It was built on an island just off the mainland, but the accumulation of sand around a mole built by Alexander the Great to facilitate his siege of the city (333–332 B.C.) has formed a causeway more than .5 mi (.8 km) wide. The date of the founding of the city is extremely uncertain, but by 1400 B.C. it was a flourishing city. The maritime supremacy of Tyre was established by 1100 B.C., and by that date its seamen seem to have sailed around the Mediterranean and to have founded colonies in Spain, S Italy, and N Africa. Tyrians founded the city of CarthageCarthage
, ancient city, on the northern shore of Africa, on a peninsula in the Bay of Tunis and near modern Tunis. The Latin name, Carthago or Cartago, was derived from the Phoenician name, which meant "new city.
..... Click the link for more information. in the 9th cent. B.C. Tyre was famous for its industries, such as textile manufactures, and particularly for the purple Tyrian dye. Throughout its long history Tyre frequently came under foreign rule. It was besieged by the Assyrians and the Chaldaeans and fell to the Persians. The city was sacked by Alexander the Great but recovered quickly. In 64 B.C. it became a part of the Roman Empire. In spite of competition offered by newer cities such as Alexandria, it prospered and was able to retain varying degrees of autonomy. Christianity was introduced early into Tyre, and a splendid cathedral, of which there are remains, was built in the 4th cent. After the rise of Islam, Tyre came under Muslim rule and later under that of the Crusaders. It was destroyed by the Muslims in 1291 and never recovered its former greatness. The principal ruins of the city today are those of buildings erected by the Crusaders. There are some Greco-Roman remains, but any left by the Phoenicians lie underneath the present town. Tyre is mentioned frequently in the Bible.Tyre (in Arabic, Sur), a city and port in Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea, in the muhafaza (province) of South Lebanon. Population, 14,000(1971). Tyre is linked by rail and highway with Beirut. It is a center of cottage-industry production of handicrafts. Tyre apparently arose in the fourth millennium B.C. as a Phoenician city-state. In the third and second millennia it was an important handicraft and commercial center of Phoenicia. At various times during the second millennium it was a dependency of Egypt. In the late second and early first millennia, Tyrians established Phoenician colonies on the islands of Cyprus and Sicily, in northern and western Africa (Utica, Carthage, Leptis Magna), and in Spain (Gades and others). The kingdom of Tyre and Sidon was formed under the aegis of Tyre in the tenth century B.C. and exercised hegemony over the entire coast of Phoenicia until the end of the century. Tyre was captured by Assyria in 722 B.C. and by the New Babylonian Empire in the 570’s B.C. From 539 to 332 B.C. it was under the rule of the Achaemenids, only formally retaining its sovereignty and internal autonomy. In 332 B.C., after a prolonged siege from land and sea, Tyre was taken by Alexander the Great. In the Hellenistic period it was part of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid states, and in 64–63 B.C. it became part of the Roman province of Syria. Tyre was part of Byzantium from the end of the fourth century A.D. to the early 630’s, when it was captured by the Arabs. Archaeological excavations were conducted in Tyre by the French orientalist J. E. Renan in the second half of the 19th century and the archaeologist A. Poidebard in the 1940’s. Ancient Tyre had two ports: the northern, which is still functioning, and the southern, of which only the main mole and other sections from Roman times have been preserved. Near the port there are traces of a Hellenistic street, with fragments of paving stones and foundations. Tyre has an archaeological museum and numerous tourist attractions. REFERENCESFleming, W. B. The History of Tyre. New York, 1915.
Poidebard, A. Un Grand Port disparu: Tyr. Paris, 1939.
Contenau, G. La Civilisation phénicienne. Paris, 1949.I. SH. SHIFMAN tyre (US), tire1. a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring (pneumatic tyre) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube 2. a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel
Tyre, Tyr a port in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: founded about the 15th century bc; for centuries a major Phoenician seaport, famous for silks and its Tyrian-purple dye; now a small market town. Pop.: 141 000 (2005 est.) LegalSeeSurFinancialSeeSURTYRE
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Related to Tyre: tireSynonyms for Tyrenoun a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean SeaSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun hoop that covers a wheelSynonymsRelated Words- auto tire
- automobile tire
- car tire
- rubber tire
- hoop
- ring
- pneumatic tire
- pneumatic tyre
- wagon tire
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