Tire - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtaɪər|  American pronunciation of the word tire
Brit.  |ˈtaɪə|  British pronunciation of the word tire

noun

- hoop that covers a wheel (syn: tyre)
automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air

verb

- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (syn: fatigue, jade, pall, weary)
I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (syn: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, wear, wear down, wear out, weary)
- deplete (syn: exhaust, play out, run down, sap)
- cause to be bored (syn: bore)

Extra examples

You will never tire of looking at it.

As we neared the summit, we were tiring fast.

I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food

He pumped air into the bicycle tire.

There is no charge for fixing the tire.

People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.

The car needs a tire rotation.

Air leaked out of the tire.

We saw an imprint of a bike tire on the dirt trail.

...a nail punctured the tire...

...very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire...

She was unlucky enough to get a flat tire on the way to her job interview.

There we were, bowling along nicely, when suddenly the tire burst.

I punctured the tire within one mile of the start.

She stayed in the hope that he'd tire of his bit on the side.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tire
he/she/it: tires
present participle: tiring
past tense: tired
past participle: tired
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