tire

Meaning

Verb

1. To become sleepy or weary.
2. To make sleepy or weary.
3. To become bored or impatient (with).
4. To bore.

Noun

1. alternative spelling of tyre: The rubber covering on a wheel.
2. alternative spelling of tyre: The metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive.
3. A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
4. (obsolete) Accoutrements, accessories.
5. (obsolete) Dress, clothes, attire.
6. A covering for the head; a headdress.

Noun

A tier, row, or rank.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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”).