Tire (Verb)
Meaning 1
Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- Her fingers tired from playing the piano for hours, she decided to take a break.
- The constant pressure to meet deadlines was starting to tire him out.
- The marathon runner began to tire towards the last mile of the race.
- Lifting heavy weights for hours started to tire his muscles.
- The tension in the room was starting to tire everyone's patience.
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Meaning 2
Deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The hike up the mountain began to tire our supplies, and we had to ration our food carefully.
- After a year of lavish spending, her inheritance had begun to tire, forcing her to look for a job.
- Years of working non-stop began to tire his savings, making it difficult to afford the necessities.
- Her 12-month road trip started to tire her bank account, and she had to budget carefully.
- Taking on too many projects began to tire his funds, and the business struggled to stay afloat.
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Meaning 3
Cause to be bored.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The lengthy lecture began to tire her after the first hour.
- The long play's lack of action started to tire the audience.
- He didn't find the comedy show funny and it began to tire him after a while.
- Her job at the call center began to tire her as the days turned into weeks.
- The drawn-out storyline of the television series started to tire the viewers.
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Meaning 4
Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- I'm getting tired of his constant jokes about politics.
- She's tired of her boyfriend's lack of ambition.
- The kids are getting tired of the same summer camp activities year after year.
- He's tired of his job because it's not challenging enough for him.
- I'm tired of waiting for this new movie and wish it would come out sooner.