What's the difference between fag and tire?

Fag


Definition:

  • (n.) A knot or coarse part in cloth.
  • (v. i.) To become weary; to tire.
  • (v. i.) To labor to wearness; to work hard; to drudge.
  • (v. i.) To act as a fag, or perform menial services or drudgery, for another, as in some English schools.
  • (v. t.) To tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged out.
  • (v. t.) Anything that fatigues.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Rebelling by dabbling in drink, fags, sex – the list goes on – is part of growing up.
  • (2) Here, we examine a group of six recessive mutations, the facets (fa, fa3, fag, fag-2, fafx and fasw), which affect eye and optic lobe morphology and have been previously shown to be associated with the insertion of transposable elements into an intronic region of Notch.
  • (3) There were 54 cases of somaticised anxiety (brain fag); 22 cases of depressive neurosis characterised by hypochondriasis, cognitive complaints, and culturally determined paranoid ideation; 23 cases of 'hysteria' in the form of dissociative states, pseudoseizures and fugues; and 39 cases of brief reactive psychosis which differed from the dissociative states more in duration and intensity than in form.
  • (4) The use of VW FAg levels in the diagnosis of vasculitic disorders has been proposed.
  • (5) It is the fact that the poor spend too much on fags and booze.
  • (6) In this paper an attempt has been made to tie the concept down more firmly by proposing a strict definition, examining the appropriateness of this definition in determining the CBS status of two new syndromes (anorexia nervosa and brain-fag) and analysing the usefulness or not of the basic CBS concept.
  • (7) In males, atrophic areas and the remaining choriocapillaris are clearly demonstrated in FAG and less well visible in ICG angiograms.
  • (8) At baseline, although the levels were not outside the laboratory range, the disease groups had raised VW FAg compared with the simultaneously tested controls.
  • (9) For those who like verisimilitude in their faux fags there are disposables – the hefty but effective Ten Motives or the petite, feminine NJOY – and rechargeable kits complete with USB chargers and cartridges from the likes of E-Lites, Halo and Skycig.
  • (10) Venostatic stress increased VW FAg activity in all disease groups, control levels also increased and differences between controls and disease groups diminished in significance.
  • (11) Brown's fear has been that he might inherit the fag end of a tired government.
  • (12) In other words, the noise surrounding this debate, not to mention the TV duel, will only partly be about whether Britain should be in Europe or not: the rest of it, one would imagine, will centre on the issue of immigration, both in terms of its links with the EU, and as a public concern that informs just about every other area of policy – and, implicitly or otherwise, the sense a lot of people have that we are governed by a homogeneous, well-heeled, cosseted bunch of politicians, and among the only people who offer any kind of alternative is Farage, complete with his pint and fag.
  • (13) At fluorescein angiography (FAG) at a mean of 8 months post-operatively, 9 showed leaking from the iridal vessels, and 3 were normal: Three cases were excluded because of factors affecting the iris FAG.
  • (14) He cycles down to the docks, puffs a fag and contemplates the water.
  • (15) In 1995, when Williams walked out on his boyband, he bounded into Liam's rock'n'roll life with ease – because although he had once writhed around in jelly , he also had a rebellious side with a penchant for Adidas jackets, booze, birds and fags.
  • (16) A lovely woman meets us, gives us fags in the cab and says she'll happily answer to the name of Dave too.
  • (17) ITV chief executive Charles Allen accused the corporation of "back of a fag packet" calculations after it requested an inflation-busting settlement that would result in the current £131.50 fee increase to more than £180 by 2014.
  • (18) "Obviously all the other cunts will have the same idea, and the motorways will be rammed," Dad continued, fag wedged in mouth, "so we'll be taking the back roads.
  • (19) In M-SHRSPs with age of 8 weeks, systolic blood pressure was 220mmHg or more and retinal arterioles showed generalised narrowing but no dye leakage was recognized by fluorescein angiography (FAG).
  • (20) The gently warm vapour ingeniously replicates the reflective pause of a real fag, the same quiet little buzz.

Tire


Definition:

  • (n.) A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.
  • (n.) Attire; apparel.
  • (n.) A covering for the head; a headdress.
  • (n.) A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
  • (n.) Furniture; apparatus; equipment.
  • (n.) A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear.
  • (v. t.) To adorn; to attire; to dress.
  • (v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
  • (v. i.) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
  • (v. i.) To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
  • (v. t.) To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As he sits in Athens wondering when the International Monetary Fund is going to deliver another bailout, George Papandreou might be tempted to hum a few lines of Tired of Waiting for You.
  • (2) I was so tired I just used to fall asleep on my feet.
  • (3) According to articles presented by Breitbart, Clinton is tired and ailing.
  • (4) That may sound familiar to Tottenham fans, who grew tired with their team’s aimless, sideways passing under André Villas-Boas.
  • (5) I’m personally sick and tired of Pristina and Belgrade, because we’ve been victimised by high politicians.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The bridge connecting the Albanian and Serb parts of Mitrovica.
  • (6) An example calculation of rolling resistance for a polyurethane tire is given in detail.
  • (7) The extent of inadequate rest has prompted fears that many people are too tired to do their jobs properly, with some so sleep-deprived their brains are as confused as if they had consumed too much alcohol.
  • (8) Do you not get tired of the mass surveillance in this country?” Finicum told reporters.
  • (9) We’re tired of answering these questions,” one woman said.
  • (10) I’m tired, man.” But he hopes that it might be done quickly.
  • (11) I, along with many others, am tired of this toxic propaganda.
  • (12) Further the diabetics claimed to be more tired and diabetic males had more sexual concerns.
  • (13) Apart from that, it’s becoming increasingly tiring to see people posing about how there is no point voting because it’s all rigged, the politicians are all the same and the rest.
  • (14) In any case, people had tired of combative rhetoric and wanted softer platitudes.
  • (15) There is no guarantee of surgical success with such an injury but Murray was tiring of the constant reliance on pain killers to get through tough matches.
  • (16) The concentrations of 1-NP and airborne particulates changed significantly in all examined areas in parallel with the rise and fall of the frequencies of studded tire use.
  • (17) Transposable and interspersed repetitive elements (TIREs) are ubiquitous features of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
  • (18) The players come to Australia tired and exhausted already because they’ve been going since mid-November.” Another issue is the way the women treat their practice time.
  • (19) But when you're tired, you've played in 94 or 95 minutes, players choose power rather than technique, rather than placing it.
  • (20) On the return journey, the tired passengers exchange smuggling anecdotes and safety tips.

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