Overview of noun tire

The noun tire has 1 sense

• tire, tyre -- (hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air")

Overview of verb tire

The verb tire has 4 senses

• tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade -- (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food")


• tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")


• run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire -- (deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength")


• bore, tire -- (cause to be bored)