tire

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 feel tired:
Too much walking tires her.
Players tire easily in such intense heat.
never tire of doing something
to always enjoy doing something:
I never tire of hearing stories about his travels.
tire of someone/something
to become bored with someone or something:
You'll soon tire of their music.
She quickly tired of his company.
,tire `out phrasal verb transitive
to make someone feel very tired:
All that exercise really tired me out.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • tiré — tiré …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • tire- — ⇒TIRE , élém. de compos. Élém. issu d une forme du verbe tirer, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst., le plus souvent de genre masc. A. [Corresp. à tirer I; le 2e élém. est un subst. jouant le rôle de compl. d obj. dir.] 1. a) [Corresp. à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tiré — tiré, ée (ti ré, rée) part. passé de tirer. 1°   Mû, amené vers soi ou après soi. La voiture tirée par les chevaux. 2°   Tiré à quatre chevaux, écartelé.    Par un jeu de mots qui est une allusion à ce supplice. •   Il [le gazetier Marin devenu… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Tire — Tire, n. [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See {Attire}.] 1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] Having rich tire about you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A covering for the head; a headdress. [1913 Webster] On her head she wore a tire of gold. Spenser.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tire me — Chanson par Rage Against the Machine extrait de l’album Evil Empire Pays  États Unis Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • tire — Tire, f. penac. Est l alleure d un seul traict sans repos, Ainsi dit on, Il va tout d une tire, Vno tractu, Vno impetu, Vno incessu, Ce qu on dit aussi, tout d un traict metaphore prinse du ject d arc. Tire aussi en equippage de femmes signifie… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • tire-l'œil — ⇒TIRE L ŒIL, subst. masc. inv. Vieilli, fam. A. Ce qui attire le regard, l attention. Un homme comme tout le monde sans une taie, une bosse, un tire l œil, n aurait pas fait son affaire (VALLÈS, J. Vingtras, Insurgé, 1885, p. 78). B. Caractère de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tire — vb Tire, weary, fatigue, exhaust, jade, fag, tucker can all mean to make or in some cases to become disinclined or unable to continue because of loss of strength or endurance. Tire is the general and ordinary word and usually implies the draining …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Tire Me — Chanson par Rage Against the Machine extrait de l’album Evil Empire Pays  États Unis Sorti …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tire Me — «Tire Me» Canción de Rage Against the Machine Álbum Evil Empire Grabación 1995 1996 Género …   Wikipedia Español

  • tire — (of a wheel) see tyre. tyre, tire The standard spelling for a wheel s rubber covering is tyre in BrE and tire in AmE. Tire is the older spelling, and may be related to the word attire, a tyre being regarded as a form of ‘clothing’ for the wheel …   Modern English usage

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