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tire1
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- pronunciation:
- taIr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- tire out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
tires, tiring, tired |
definition 1: |
to reduce the strength and energy of; make weary.
The rugged hike tired the new recruits.She enjoyed her grandchildren's visit although it tired her a great deal.- 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.
The excessively long lecture tired even the most interested students.- 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.
He's elderly now and tires quickly.- 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").
They tire of their work, but there are no better jobs available.- synonyms:
- weary
- similar words:
- languish
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related words: |
sag |
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phrase: |
tire out |
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