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• tire — tire1 /tuyeur/, v., tired, tiring, n. v.t. 1. to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion; make weary; fatigue: The long walk tired him. 2. to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of; make weary; bore: Your stories tire me. v.i. 3. to… …   Universalium

• tire — tire1 [taıə US taır] v [: Old English; Origin: teorian, tyrian] [I and T] to start to feel tired, or make someone feel tired ▪ As we neared the summit, we were tiring fast. tire of / [tire of sb/sth] phr v 1.) to become bored with someone or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tire — tire1 [ taır ] noun count ** the rubber cover of a wheel, that is filled with air: a flat tire (=a tire without air in it): Oh no! Not another flat tire! tire tire 2 [ taır ] verb intransitive or transitive * to become tired, or to make someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tire — tire1 verb 1》 become or cause to become in need of rest or sleep. 2》 exhaust the patience or interest of.     ↘(tire of) become impatient or bored with. Origin OE tēorian (also in the sense fail, come to an end ), of unknown origin. tire2 noun US …   English new terms dictionary

• tire — 1. tire [ tir ] n. f. • 1690; tiere « rangée » XIIe; aussi à tire, d une tire « sans interruption »; du frq. °têri « suite ordonnée » ♦ Blas. Trait ou rangée horizontale du vair. ⊗ HOM. Tir. tire 2. tire [ tir ] n. f. • 1817; de tirer 1 ♦ Loc.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• tiré — 1. tire [ tir ] n. f. • 1690; tiere « rangée » XIIe; aussi à tire, d une tire « sans interruption »; du frq. °têri « suite ordonnée » ♦ Blas. Trait ou rangée horizontale du vair. ⊗ HOM. Tir. tire 2. tire [ tir ] n. f. • 1817; de tirer 1 ♦ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• deu- — I. deu 1 To lack, be wanting. 1. Possibly suffixed form *deu s . a. tire1, from Old English tēorian, tyrian, to fail, tire (< “to fall behind”), from Germanic *teuzōn; b. deontology, from Greek …   Universalium

• overtire — /oh veuhr tuyeur /, v.i., v.t., overtired, overtiring. to tire to the point of exhaustion; tire out. [1550 60; OVER + TIRE1] * * * …   Universalium

• tired — tired1 /tuyeurd/, adj. 1. exhausted, as by exertion; fatigued or sleepy: a tired runner. 2. weary or bored (usually fol. by of): tired of the same food every day. 3. hackneyed; stale, as a joke, phrase, or sermon. 4. Informal. impatient or… …   Universalium

• tireless — tirelessly, adv. tirelessness, n. /tuyeur lis/, adj. untiring; indefatigable: a tireless worker. [1585 95; TIRE1 + LESS] Syn. unwearied, industrious, hardworking, unfaltering. * * * …   Universalium

• tiresome — tiresomely, adv. tiresomeness, n. /tuyeur seuhm/, adj. 1. causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job. 2. annoying or vexatious. [1490 1500; TIRE1 + SOME1] Syn. 1. dull, fatiguing, humdrum. Ant. 2. interesting. * * * …   Universalium