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verb Tire v. t. To adorn; to attire; to dress. (Obs.) "(Jezebel) painted her face, and tired her head."
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. "Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past." To tire out, to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass. Synonyms: To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See Jade.
Tire v. i. 1.To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. (Obs.) "Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone." "Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire upon the hearts of generous spirits." 2.To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything. (Obs.) "Thus made she her remove, And left wrath tiring on her son." "Upon that were my thoughts tiring."
Tire v. i. (past & past part. tired; pres. part. tiring) To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
noun Tier n. (Written also tire) A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore.
Tire n. A tier, row, or rank. See Tier. (Obs.) "In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder."
Tire n. 1.Attire; apparel. (Archaic) "Having rich tire about you." 2.A covering for the head; a headdress. "On her head she wore a tire of gold." 3.A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier. 4.Furniture; apparatus; equipment. (Obs.) "The tire of war." 5.A ring, hoop or band, as of rubber or metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear. In Britain, spelled tyre. Note: The iron tire of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the fellies together. The tire of a locomotive or railroad-car wheel is a heavy hoop of iron or steel shrunk tightly upon an iron central part. The wheel of a bicycle or road vehicle (automobile, motorcyle, truck) has a tire of rubber, which is typically hollow inside and inflated with air to lessen the shocks from bumps on uneven roads.
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