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English noun: tire | |||
| 1. | tire (artifact) hoop that covers a wheel | ||
| Samples | Automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air. | ||
| Synonyms | tyre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hoop, ring | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre, rubber tire, wagon tire | ||
English verb: tire | |||
| 1. | tire (body) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||
| Samples | I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food. | ||
| Synonyms | fatigue, jade, pall, weary | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conk out, peter out, poop out, retire, run down, run out, withdraw | ||
| 2. | tire (body) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||
| Samples | We wore ourselves out on this hike. | ||
| Synonyms | fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indispose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, exhaust, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, tucker, tucker out, wash up | ||
| Cause | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Antonyms | refreshen, freshen, refresh | ||
| 3. | tire (possession) deplete | ||
| Samples | Exhaust one's savings. We quickly played out our strength. | ||
| Synonyms | exhaust, play out, run down, sap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
| Verb group | play out | ||
| 4. | tire (emotion) cause to be bored | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to tire Sue | ||
| Synonyms | bore | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Antonyms | interest | ||
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