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tire

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1. tire - Noun

2. tire - Verb

Meaning

A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.

Attire; apparel.

A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.

Furniture; apparatus; equipment.

A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear.

To adorn; to attire; to dress.

To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.

To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.

To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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For if God does not for a moment tire of giving us good things, how can we tire of thanking Him for these good things? Nikolaj Velimirovic

I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire. Roy Orbison

Never tire yourself more than necessary, even if you have to found a culture on the fatigue of your bones. Antonin Artaud

Marry a man older than you and not a younger man, who will tire of you. Maltese Proverb

One who explains things to an intelligent person need not tire herself out talking. Ganda Proverb

The frog does not tire in the water. Ngandi Proverb

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