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Entry 11 senses · 6 variants Webster, 1913

Tire

/tī'-ẽr/ · IPA /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/
01 n. A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.
  1. 1.
    A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.[Obs.] See: Tier
    “In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder.” — Milton.
02 n. Attire; apparel.
  1. 1.
    Attire; apparel.[Archaic]
  2. 2.
    A covering for the head; a headdress.
    “On her head she wore a tire of gold.” — Spenser.
  3. 3.
    A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
  4. 4.
    Furniture; apparatus; equipment.[Obs.]
  5. 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.
03 v. t. To adorn; to attire; to dress.
  1. 1.
    To adorn; to attire; to dress.[Obs.]
    “[Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head.” — 2 Kings ix. 30.
04 v. i. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
  1. 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.” — Shak.
    “Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire upon the hearts of generous spirits.” — B. Jonson.
  2. 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.” — Chapman.
    “Upon that were my thoughts tiring.” — Shak.
05 v. i. To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
imp. & p. p. Tired; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiring
  1. 1.
    To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
06 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…
  1. 1.
    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.” — Dryden.
Phrases & compounds
To tire out — to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass.
Syn. To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See Jade.