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tire ~ tyre

[the same pronunciation that rhymes with “hire”]

“Tire”, as a verb, is ‘to feel oneself or to make others feel as if you/they wanted to rest or sleep because you/they have been doing a lot of work continuously; to become bored (uninterested) with someone or something because they are no longer interesting or you have been with them doing the same thing or listening to the same thing several times before’;

{and as a noun, it is the spelling used for ‘tyre’  in American English}’,

e.g.

Children with improper diet tire sooner than those with balanced diet.

Why do they tire themselves with all that dancing?

{‘Tired’ is also the adjective form of ‘tire’ and is more commonly used.  For example: ‘I’m too tired to work any longer.’ & ‘ He soon got tired.’}

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“Tyre” (noun) {‘Tire’ is the spelling used in American English} is ‘a thick rubber ring that is fit around the metal or wooden wheel of a vehicle, such as a car, motorbike, bicycle, tractor, etc., and pumped up tight with air  so that the vehicle moves smoothly and with little effort; (and always with the capital ‘T’) is the name of a city in Lebanon’,

e.g.

The new radial tyres have a firm grip on the smooth, wet roads.

She had a flat tyre on her way to office, and she did not have any spare tyre in the boot.

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