teer

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UK/tɪə̯/UK/tɪː/UK/tiːɹ/US/tɪ(ə̯)ɹ/

verb

To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.

OriginFrench tirer →
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Meanings

verbteer (third-person singular simple present teers, present participle teering, simple past and past participle teered)

present singular third person teers · participle present teering · participle past teered · past teered

  1. transitiveTo stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.

Origin

  1. Frenchtirer
  2. Frenchtirer
  3. Englishteer

Borrowed from French tirer (“to draw, to pull”). Compare English tire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

teer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teer

MLA

“teer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teer.

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