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tire.

verbal noun of tirer; pulling, drawing

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. verbal noun of tirer; pulling, drawing

    feminine · form-of · noun-from-verb
    vol à la tire
    voleur à la tire
  2. taffy, especially maple taffy

    Canada · feminine
    tire d’érable
  3. car

    France · feminine · informal
  4. route

    dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from tirer.

noun
  1. tire, tyre (of a car, truck, etc)

    North-America · masculine
Where this word comes from

From English.

verb/tiʁ/
  1. inflection of tirer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of tirer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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