Thesaurus:tire

Thesaurus

tire

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to make tired

Synonyms

• beleaguer
• exhaust
• fatigue    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fordo
• do for (slang)
• gas out
• get down
• jade
• knock up (dated)
• poop
• run someone ragged
• tire
• tire out
• wear
• wear down
• wear out
• weary

Hyponyms

• burn out
• forswink
• forwork (archaic)
• work someone's ass off

See also

• Thesaurus:fatigue
• Thesaurus:fatigued

Further reading

• “688. fatigue” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “841. weariness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “tire” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.