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tire1
- pronunciation:
- taIr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tired, tires, tiring |
| definition 1: |
to reduce the strength and energy of; make weary.
- synonyms:
- exhaust, fatigue, poop, tucker, waste, weary
- similar words:
- devitalize, drain, enervate, fag, overdo, prostrate, sap, weaken, wind
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| definition 2: |
to drain the interest or tax the patience of; bore.
- synonyms:
- bore
- similar words:
- exasperate, exhaust, jade, wear, weary
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| related words: |
cloy, hack |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to grow weak, fatigued, or sleepy.
- synonyms:
- burn out, exhaust, fatigue, poop out, weary
- similar words:
- droop, waste, weaken
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| definition 2: |
to lose patience or interest; become bored (usu. fol. by of).
- synonyms:
- weary
- similar words:
- languish
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| related words: |
sag |
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