Search results for 'tire':

tire¹ verb (tired, tiring) 1 tr & intr to make or become physically or mentally weary and in need of rest. 2 (tire of something or someone) to lose patience with it or them; to have had enough of it or them; to become bored with it or them. tiring adj.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon teorian.

tire² noun 1 a metal hoop placed round the rim of a wheel to bind it. 2 the US spelling of tyre.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from attire.

tyre or (US) tire noun 1 a rubber ring that fits around the outside edge of the wheel of a vehicle such as a bicycle, pram, wheelbarrow, etc to give traction and help minimize the effect of bumps and hollows in road surfaces. 2 (in full pneumatic tyre) a type of hollow rubber tyre that has an inner tube filled with compressed air and a tread that is specially designed to provide good roadholding and efficient water dispersal in the rain. 3 a band of steel, iron, etc fitted around the rim of a cartwheel or the wheel of a railway vehicle to strengthen it.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: a variant of 15c tire a headdress, from attire.