# tired

Pronunciation: US say "TY-erd" /ˈtaɪ̯ɚd/; UK say "TY-uhd" /ˈtaɪ̯əd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling in need of rest or sleep.
   - Simple: Feeling like you need to rest or sleep.
   - _By the third night shift that week, she was too tired to cook dinner._
   - _Tired travelers dozed in the lounge while waiting for the delayed flight._
2. Fed up, annoyed, or irritated; sick of something.
   - Simple: Annoyed by something and wanting it to stop.
   - _Voters are tired of campaign promises that never materialize._
   - _He grew tired of his roommate's loud music at midnight._
3. Old and worn from long use.
   - Simple: Old and in bad condition from being used a lot.
   - _The diner's tired booths still wore their original 1970s vinyl._
   - _He drove a tired pickup that rattled at every stoplight._
4. Overused to the point of being stale or clichéd.
   - Simple: Used so many times that it is boring and not fresh anymore.
   - _The article relied on tired metaphors about journeys and crossroads._
   - _Critics dismissed the sitcom's premise as tired and predictable._
6. Played out or ineffectual; incompetent. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Weak, no good, or bad at what someone does.
   - _Honestly, the new manager is tired: he can't run a meeting or make a single decision._
   - _Nobody books that tired promoter anymore; his shows always flop._
7. Equipped with tires of a particular type or number, named by the word it combines with.
   - Simple: Having a certain kind or number of tires.
   - _The city's metro runs rubber-tired trains on several of its lines._
   - _The museum displays a solid-tired delivery truck from the early days of motoring._

## Verb

5. Past tense and past participle of tire. — simple past and past participle of tire
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of tire. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The steep climb tired even the experienced hikers._
   - _Months of campaigning had visibly tired the senator._

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