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tired

1 [tahy^uh

rd]

–adjective

1.	exhausted, as by exertion; fatigued or sleepy: a tired runner.

2.	weary or bored (usually fol. by of): tired of the same food every day.

3.	hackneyed; stale, as a joke, phrase, or sermon.

4.	Informal. impatient or disgusted: You make me tired.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME tyred. See tire ¹ , -ed ²

Synonyms:
1. enervated. Tired, exhausted, fatigued, wearied, weary suggest a condition in which a large part of one's energy and vitality has been consumed. One who is tired has used up a considerable part of his or her bodily or mental resources: to feel tired at the end of the day. One who is exhausted is completely drained of energy and vitality, usually because of arduous or long-sustained effort: exhausted after a hard run. One who is fatigued has consumed energy to a point where rest and sleep are demanded: feeling rather pleasantly fatigued. One who is wearied has been under protracted exertion or strain that has gradually worn out his or her strength: wearied by a long vigil. Weary suggests a more permanent condition than wearied: weary of struggling against misfortunes.

Antonyms:
1. rested; energetic.

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tired

2 [tahy^uh

rd]

–adjective

having a tire or tires.

Origin:
1890–95; tire ² + -ed ³

tire

1 [tahy^uh

,verb, tired, tir⋅ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion; make weary; fatigue: The long walk tired him.

2.	to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of; make weary; bore: Your stories tire me.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to have the strength reduced or exhausted, as by labor or exertion; become fatigued; be sleepy.

4.	to have one's appreciation, interest, patience, etc., exhausted; become or be weary; become bored (usually fol. by of): He soon tired of playing billiards.

–noun

5.	British Dialect. fatigue.

Origin:
bef. 900; late ME (Scots) tyren (v.), OE tȳrian, var. of tēorian to weary, be wearied

Synonyms:
2. exasperate, irk.

tire

2 [tahy^uh

,noun, verb, tired, tir⋅ing.

–noun

1.	a ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties.

2.	a metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to furnish with tires.

Also, British, tyre.

Origin:
1475–85; special use of tire ³

tire

3 [tahy^uh

,verb, tired, tir⋅ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), esp. with a headdress.

2.	Obsolete. to attire or array.

–noun

3.	Archaic. a headdress.

4.	Obsolete. attire or dress.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; aph. var. of attire

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tire¹ (tīr)

v. tired, tir·ing, tires

v. intr.

To grow weary.
To grow bored or impatient.

v. tr.

To diminish the strength or energy of; fatigue.
To exhaust the interest or patience of; bore.

[Middle English tiren, from Old English tēorian, tyrian; see deu-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to cause or undergo depletion of strength, energy, spirit, interest, or patience. Tire often suggests a state resulting from exertion, excess, dullness, or ennui: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life" (Samuel Johnson).
Weary often implies dissatisfaction, as that resulting from what is irksome or boring: found the long journey wearying; soon wearied of their constant bickering.
Fatigue implies great weariness, as that caused by stress or overwork: "fatigued by an endless rotation of thought and wild alarms" (Mary Wollstonecraft).
To exhaust means to wear out completely, and it connotes total draining of physical or emotional strength: "Like all people who try to exhaust a subject, he exhausted his listeners" (Oscar Wilde).
Jade refers principally to dullness that most often results from overindulgence: "Contemplation of works of art without understanding them jades the faculties and enslaves the intelligence" (John Ruskin).

tire³ (tīr)

tr.v. tired, tir·ing, tires
To adorn or attire.
n.

Attire.
A headband or headdress.

[Middle English tiren, short for attiren, to attire; see attire.]

tired (tīrd)

adj.

1. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
2. Impatient; bored: tired of the same old sandwiches.
Overused; hackneyed: a tired joke.

tired'ly adv., tired'ness n.

Tired

Tired\, a. Weary; fatigued; exhausted.

Language Translation for : tired

Spanish: cansado,

German: müde,

Japanese: 疲れた

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Main Entry: tired
Pronunciation: 'tI(&)rd
Function: adjective
: drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion

tired

In addition to the idiom beginning with tired, also see dead on one's feet (tired); sick and tired.

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