Tire

Tire
Tire Tire, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiring}.] [OE. teorien to become weary, to fail, AS. teorian to be tired, be weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E. tear to rend, the intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear out; or cf. E. tarry.] To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires. [1913 Webster]

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  • Tire — Tire, n. A tier, row, or rank. See {Tier}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tire — Tire, v. i. [F. tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to rend. See {Tirade}.] 1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, Tires with her beak on feathers …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tire — Tire, v. t. To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one s interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. Shak. [1913 Webster] Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. Dryden.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tire — Tire, v. t. To adorn; to attire; to dress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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