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Meaning of tire

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tire
      n 1: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually
           made of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn:
           {tire}, {tyre}]
      v 1: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
           "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my
           food" [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {weary}, {fatigue}, {jade}]
      2: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
         stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire},
         {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out},
         {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant:
         {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]
      3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our
         strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {sap},
         {tire}]
      4: cause to be bored [syn: {bore}, {tire}] [ant: {interest}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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