tire

  • 41tire of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tire of : present tense I/you/we/they tire of he/she/it tires of present participle tiring of past tense tired of past participle tired of 1) tire of someone/something to become bored with someone or something …

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  • 42tire — {{11}}tire (n.) late 15c., iron rim of a carriage wheel, probably from tire equipment, dress, covering (c.1300), an aphetic form of ATTIRE (Cf. attire). The notion is of the tire as the dressing of the wheel. The original spelling was tyre, which …

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  • 43tire — [[t]ta͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] tires, tiring, tired 1) V ERG If something tires you or you tire, you feel that you have used a lot of energy and you want to rest or sleep. [V n] If driving tires you, take the train... He tired easily, though he was unable to …

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  • 44tire — I UK [ˈtaɪə(r)] / US [ˈtaɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tire : present tense I/you/we/they tire he/she/it tires present participle tiring past tense tired past participle tired * to become tired, or to make someone feel tired Too… …

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  • 45Tire Me — Infobox Single Name = Tire Me Artist = Rage Against the Machine from Album = Evil Empire B side = Released = 1996 Format = CD Recorded = 1995 1996 Genre = Rapcore, alternative rock Length = 3:00 Label = Epic Writer = Producer = Rage Against the… …

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  • 46tire — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to start to feel tired or make someone feel tired: As we neared the summit, we were tiring fast. 2 tire of sth to become bored with something: Sooner or later he ll tire of politics. 3 never tire of doing sth to do something so… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47tire — I [[t]taɪər[/t]] v. tired, tir•ing 1) to reduce or exhaust the strength of; make weary 2) to exhaust the interest or patience of; bore 3) to have the strength reduced or exhausted; be or become weary or fatigued 4) to have one s interest or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48TIRE — s. f. Il n est usité que dans l expression Tire d aile (voyez plus bas), et dans cette locution adverbiale et familière, Tout d une tire, Sans discontinuation, tout de suite. Il a fait cet ouvrage tout d une tire …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 49TIRE — n. f. Il n’est guère usité que dans l’expression populaire : Vol à la tire, Vol qui consiste à tirer des poches les objets qu’on dérobe. à tire d’aile. Voyez TIRE D’AILE (à) …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 50tire — f Une voiture. • J’ai pris ma tire et j’ai foutu le camp. • Elle est bien ta tire? • Ce matin, pour aller au lycée, Joëlle prend sa tire …

    Le petit dico du grand français familier