Meaning of tired | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In need of some rest or sleep.
2. tired, weary, wearied
3. tiring
4. Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
5. sleepy
6. Overused, cliché.
7. boring
8. Old and worn.
9. past participle of cansar
10. Played out, ineffectual; incompetent
    derogatory, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“The famous words of Emma Lazarus on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty read: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Until 1921 this was an accurate picture of our society. Under present law it would be appropriate to add: “as long as they come from Northern Europe, are not too tired or too poor or slightly ill, never stole a loaf of bread, never joined any questionable organization, and can document their activities for the past two years.””

“I'm tired of this”

“a tired song”

“a tired-looking hotel room”

“They even went so far as to question whether indigenous peoples are 'peoples' in a tired attempt to deny the status of indigenous peoples in order to deny their right to self-determination.”

“A tired attempt at a smile worked its way across Akechi's lips, lopsided and faint.”

“With the replacement of the horse by the automobile these detrimental effects would disappear. The cost of road maintenance in parks and elsewhere would be reduced to a minimum, with the action of the elements as the only cause of “wear,” while the “tear,” which proceeds entirely from the impact of horses’ feet and the cutting of metal-tired carriage wheels would be entirely done away with.”

“From Lathrop hall, Madison’s steel tired locomobiles will take the picnickers out to the suburb of South Madison.”

“I remember clearly the drive down Pennsylvania Avenue to the depot, the iron-tired wheels of our carriage rattling and bumping over the cobblestones.”

““Never travel into a crossing until the flashing lights go out completely,” SEPTA Assistant General Manager of System Safety Jim Fox said Wednesday. “There may be a second train coming from the opposite direction that will re-activate the gates. Trains can’t swerve to avoid something in their way or stop on a dime like a rubber-tired vehicle.””

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