Tire meaning

What does “tire” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tire” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: hoop that covers a wheel.

tire

hoop that covers a wheel
“automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air”
Synonymstyre

lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
“I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food”
Synonymspall weary fatigue jade
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
“We wore ourselves out on this hike”
Synonymswear upon tire out wear weary jade wear out outwear wear down
Oppositesrefresh
deplete
“exhaust one's savings”
“We quickly played out our strength”
Synonymsrun down exhaust play out sap
cause to be bored
Synonymsbore

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University