tire¹ /tīr/

1. To become weary
2. To have one's energy exhausted
3. To have one's interest or patience exhausted or worn down

1. To make weary
2. To exhaust the energy of
3. To bore
4. To wear out

tired adjective

1. Exhausted, fatigued
2. Wearied, bored (with of)
3. Showing deterioration through time or usage, eg limp, grubby, played out

tiredˈly adverb

tiredˈness noun

tireˈless adjective

Untiring

tireˈlessly adverb

tireˈlessness noun

tireˈling noun

A tired animal (also adjective)

tireˈsome adjective

1. Fatiguing
2. Wearisome
3. Boring
4. Tedious
5. (loosely) irritating, troublesome, irksome (informal)

tireˈsomely adverb

tireˈsomeness noun

tirˈing adjective

tired and emotional (informal, joc, euphemistic)

Drunk

tire down

To hunt to exhaustion

tire² /tīr/

1. A metal hoop to bind a wheel
2. An obsolete or N American spelling of tyre

To put a tire on

tired adjective

tireˈless adjective

tirˈing noun

tire³ /tīr/ (archaic)

1. Equipment, furniture (Shakespeare)
2. Attire, apparel
3. A headdress
4. A pinafore (US)

1. To attire
2. To dress (eg the head)

tirˈing noun

tireˈ-valˈiant noun (Shakespeare)

A kind of fanciful headdress

tireˈ-woman noun

A lady's-maid

tirˈing-glass noun

A mirror

tirˈing-house or tirˈing-room noun

A theatre dressing-room

tirˈing-woman noun

A tire-woman

tire⁶ /tīr/ (Shakespeare)

1. To tear and tug or feed greedily, like a bird of prey
2. To be intent, occupy oneself, feed one's thoughts or desires

tirˈing noun

(in falconry) a bony or tough portion of meat given to a bird to pull at for exercise

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