tire synonyms

tire

n.

wheel, casing, tire and tube; see wheel 1.

Varieties of tires include: tubeless, radial, steel-belted radial, snow, mud, all-terrain, studded, whitewall, puncture-proof, recapped, low-pressure, synthetic, natural rubber, solid rubber, pneumatic, oversize, airplane, automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, recap*, retread*, spare*, baloney*, doughnut*, rubber toe*, sneaker*, shoe*.

tire

v.

  1. To become exhausted

    grow weary, to become fagged, break down, droop, flag, jade, pall, faint, drop, puff, sink, yawn, collapse, give out, prostrate, wilt*, go stale*, poop out*, burn out*, burn the candle at both ends*; see also weary 2.

    Antonyms rest*, awake*, relax. *

  2. To make a person exhausted

    tax, overtax, harass, fatigue, exhaust, overwork, strain, overstrain, overburden, depress, dispirit, pain, vex, worry, distress, deject, dishearten, unman, prostrate, wear out, run a person ragged*, do up*, do in*, take the tuck out of*; see also weary 1.

  3. To bore

    annoy, exasperate, displease; see bother 2, weary 1.

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