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Definition tire

Etymology 1

From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English t?rian, t?orian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *tiuz?n? (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dewH- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek ??????? (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit ??? (dó?a, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”).

Verb

tire (third-person singular simple present tires, present participle tiring, simple past and past participle tired)

1. (intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
2. (transitive) To make sleepy or weary.
3. (intransitive) To become bored or impatient (with)
4. (transitive) To bore

Etymology 2

From Middle English tire (“equipment”) aphetic form of attire

Noun

tire (plural tires)

1. (obsolete) Accoutrements, accessories.
2. (obsolete) Dress, clothes, attire.
3. A covering for the head; a headdress.
4. (American spelling) Metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive.
5. (American spelling, Canadian) The rubber covering on a wheel; a tyre.
6. A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.

Verb

tire (third-person singular simple present tires, present participle tiring, simple past and past participle tired)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To dress or adorn.

Etymology 3

From Middle English tire, from Old French tirer (“to draw or pull”), akin to English tear (“to rend”).

Verb

tire (third-person singular simple present tires, present participle tiring, simple past and past participle tired)

1. (obsolete) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
2. (obsolete) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.

Etymology 4

Noun

tire (plural tires)

1. A tier, row, or rank.

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