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tire

UK/ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ common us
noun (1) verb (4)

noun

1.

hoop that covers a wheel

  • “automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air”
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verb

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deplete

  • “exhaust one”
  • “;”
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4.

cause to be bored

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Origin

From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit दोष (dóṣa, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”).

Phrases

  • all-season tire
  • all-weather tire
  • balloon tire
  • bicycle tire
  • cold as a wagon tire
  • cushion tire
  • dog who caught the tire
  • flat tire
  • tire out

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