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Definition of Tire out
1. Verb. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress. "Sam wants to tire out with Sue "; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Generic synonyms: Indispose
Specialized synonyms: Beat, Exhaust, Tucker, Tucker Out, Wash Up, Overfatigue, Overtire, Overweary
Causes: Fatigue, Jade, Pall, Tire, Weary
Derivative terms: Fatigue, Jade, Wear
Antonyms: Refresh
Definition of Tire out
1. Verb. To make someone tired; to exhaust. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tire Out
Literary usage of Tire out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Sir Harry Parkes: K.C.B., G.C.M.G., Sometime Her Majesty's by Stanley Lane-Poole, Frederick Victor Dickins (1894)
"It takes a deal to tire out a Chinese, but Sir Harry could do it through sheer
perseverance. Mr Hillier would probably say that Sir Harry's manner with the ..."
2. A Naval and Military Technical Dictionary of the French Language: In Two by Robert Burn (1870)
"... excéder de —, to overwork, jade, tire out ; knock up ; point de •—, working-point.
... tire out ..."
3. Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin by Laurence Binyon (1900)
"... the jockey, to force the pace and tire out the rival horses. Political sketches,
No. 712. Rou'^h pen and pencil sketch; roy., 11J x 15 in. Rev. ..."
4. History of the French revolution, and of the wars resulting from that by John James M'Gregor (1817)
"... bear down tactical skill and experience; and tire out their efforts by fresh
and incessant relays; consume your enemies by the fatigue of exertion. ..."
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