tire vs ring

tire and ring both are nouns.

tire and ring both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tire	Yes	No	Yes	No
ring	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ring is a hypernym of tire; that is, ring is a word with a broader meaning than tire:

tire: hoop that covers a wheel
ring: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling

Other hypernyms of tire include hoop.

tire (noun)	ring (noun)
hoop that covers a wheel	jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
	a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
	a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
	a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
	a characteristic sound
	the sound of a bell ringing
	an association of criminals
	(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
	a toroidal shape

tire (verb)	ring (verb)
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress	attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
cause to be bored	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
deplete	sound loudly and sonorously
	make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
	ring or echo with sound

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