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1tire Listen to audio/ˈtajɚ/ verb
tires; tired; tir·ing
1 [no obj] : to lose energy and begin to feel that you need to rest : to become tired
I tired long before the race was over. The pitcher seems to be tiring.
2 [+ obj] : to cause (someone) to lose energy : to make (someone) tired
The long hike tired the younger children.often + out Shoveling snow tires me out.
tire of [phrasal verb]
tire of (something) : to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)
He soon tired of doing the same work every day. They eventually tired of life on the road. She never tires of listening to music.

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