The difference between Knock up and Tire

When used as verbs, knock up means to put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. see also , whereas tire means to become sleepy or weary.


Tire is also noun with the meaning: accoutrements, accessories.

check bellow for the other definitions of Knock up and Tire

  1. Knock up as a verb (colloquial):

    To put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. See also .

    Examples:

    "I'll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation."

  2. Knock up as a verb (British):

    To awaken (someone) as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also .

  3. Knock up as a verb (dated):

    To exhaust; wear out; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.

  4. Knock up as a verb (dated, intransitive):

    To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.

  5. Knock up as a verb (slang):

    To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.

    Examples:

    "I guess his summer plans are shot now that he knocked his girlfriend up."

  6. Knock up as a verb (racket sports, intransitive):

    To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.

  7. Knock up as a verb (bookbinding):

    To make even at the edges, or to shape into book form.

    Examples:

    "to knock up printed sheets"

  1. Tire as a verb (intransitive):

    To become sleepy or weary.

  2. Tire as a verb (transitive):

    To make sleepy or weary.

  3. Tire as a verb (intransitive):

    To become bored or impatient (with)

    Examples:

    "I tire of this book."

  4. Tire as a verb (transitive):

    To bore

  1. Tire as a noun (obsolete):

    Accoutrements, accessories.

  2. Tire as a noun (obsolete):

    Dress, clothes, attire.

  3. Tire as a noun:

    A covering for the head; a headdress.

  4. Tire as a noun:

    Metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive.

  5. Tire as a noun (North America):

    The rubber covering on a wheel; a tyre.

  6. Tire as a noun:

    A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also .

  1. Tire as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To dress or adorn.

  1. Tire as a verb (obsolete):

    To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.

  2. Tire as a verb (obsolete):

    To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.

  1. Tire as a noun:

    A tier, row, or rank.