Tire \Tire\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tiring.]
[OE. teorien to become weary, to fail, AS. teorian
to be tired, be weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E.
tear to rend, the intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear
out; or cf. E. tarry.]
To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail;
to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon
tires.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |