Tired Definition & Meaning
tired
- adjective
- depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
"Tired" in song lyrics
See how tired is used in real songs:
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"Have you moan even though you're tired"
2 Live Crew — Do the Damn Thing -
"GC's sick and tired"
504 Boyz f/ Ghetto Commission, Krazy — We Bust -
"Or grab the mic sounding lazy, worn down and tired"
Aesop Rock f/ Blueprint — Alchemy
Words that rhyme with tired
Usage tips for "tired"
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- What does tired mean?
- depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
- What part of speech is tired?
- Tired is an adjective.
- How many definitions does tired have?
- Tired has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).