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“Tire” or “Tyer” or “Tyre”

tire / tyer / tyre are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

tire t·AY·er

  • nounhoop that covers a wheel.
  • verblose interest or become bored with something or somebody.
  • verbexhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.

tyer t·AY·er

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

tyre t·AY·r

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“tire”

  • …within recommended limits on the Tire and Loading Information label
  • …matter of seconds, using a tire iron.
  • …General Motors, Carnation milk, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Pabst Brewing…
  • …prevent the engine from overpowering tire traction (smoking the tires, which…
  • …required to strenuously manage their tire degradation, and track position was…
  • …products line available from Canadian Tire and continues as president of…
  • …J. Lester of then-named Lester Tire Company had applied for a…
  • …hitting the rear and right tire, partially disabling it.
  • …Buick sedan to blow a tire after jumping a curb.
  • However, Hendrix began to tire of stage performance and at…

“tyer”

No example sentences found for this spelling.

“tyre”

  • Tyre headquarters bombings
  • …for Bridgestone as the sole tyre supplier for the GP2 Series…
  • …to replace a punctured right-rear tyre.
  • …wide and ran into the tyre wall.
  • …the Israeli military to govern Tyre.
  • …was designed to make the tyre act like a diffuser which…
  • …Apostles, attributed to Dorotheus of Tyre, Philemon is described as bishop…
  • The Tyre headquarters bombings were two suicide…
  • Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (308) (see also: April 2)
  • …nearly identical bombing happened in Tyre.

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