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  • 1tire out — verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑wear out, ↑ …

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  • 2tire out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become tired] Syn. become exhausted, be exhausted, get tired, be overcome; see fail 1 , weary 2 . 2. [To make tired] Syn. overcome, exhaust, wear down; see defeat 1 , weary 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make… …

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  • 3To tire out — Tire Tire, v. t. To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one s interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. Shak. [1913 Webster] Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past.… …

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  • 4tire out — exhaust, make tired …

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  • 5tire out — verb to make someone tired; to exhaust …

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  • 6Exhaust — Ex*haust , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhausted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exhausting}.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.] 1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain… …

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  • 7Tire — Tire, v. t. To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one s interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. Shak. [1913 Webster] Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. Dryden.… …

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  • 8exhaust — [eg zôst′, igzôst′] vt. [< L exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire, to draw out, exhaust < ex , out + haurire, to draw, drain < IE base * aus > ON ausa] 1. to draw off or let out completely (air, gas, etc.), as from a container 2. to use up;… …

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  • 9exhaust — ► VERB 1) tire out completely. 2) use up (resources or reserves) completely. 3) explore (a subject) thoroughly. 4) expel (gas or steam) from an engine or other machine. ► NOUN 1) waste gases or air expelled from an engine or other machine. 2) …

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  • 10tire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. weary, fatigue, bore, exhaust, jade, fag. See weariness. n. recap, retread; snow, spare, radial, tube, tubeless, or bias ply tire. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wheel, casing, tire and tube; see wheel 1 .… …

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