tired

1. 1
   needing restadjective

   Feeling like you need to rest or sleep.

   Like a phone with a low battery that needs to charge.

   I was so tired after the long day at school.

   The tired baby fell asleep in the car on the way home.

   UsageYou are tired; a long day is tiring.

   Similarexhausted, weary, sleepy, fatigued, drowsy

   Oppositerested, energetic, alert

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2. 2
   fed upadjective

   Annoyed by something and wanting it to stop.

   I'm tired of hearing the same excuse every day.

   She got tired of waiting in line and went home.

   UsageSay tired of something: tired of waiting.

   Similarsick, weary, bored

3. 3
   worn from useadjective

   Old and in bad condition from being used a lot.

   Like a favorite toy that looks rough after years of play.

   Her tired old shoes had holes in both soles.

   The hotel room had tired furniture and faded curtains.

   Similarworn, shabby, battered, tatty

   Oppositenew, pristine

4. 4
   overusedadjective

   Used so many times that it is boring and not fresh anymore.

   Like a song played so many times that no one wants to hear it again.

   That joke is so tired that everyone has heard it a hundred times.

   The movie told the same tired story about a hero saving the city.

   Similarstale, hackneyed, trite, overused

   Oppositefresh, original, novel

5. 5
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of tire. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   The long walk tired the little kids before lunch.

   All that shouting had tired her voice by the end of the game.

   UsageTired of can mean got bored with: he tired of the game.

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