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tire/tier

tire  (tīr)

Verb., tired, tir·ing, tires.

Verb. Intransitive.

  • To grow weary.
  • To grow bored or impatient.

Verb. Transitive.

  • To diminish the strength or energy of; fatigue.
  • To exhaust the interest or patience of; bore.

 

tier   (tîr)

Noun.

  • One of a series of rows placed one above another: a stadium with four tiers of seats.
  • A rank or class.

Verb. Transitive & Intransitive ., tiered, tier·ing, tiers.

  • To arrange (something) into or rise in tiers: tier a wedding cake; balconies that tier upward.

 

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