Tyre /ˈtaɪə(ɹ)/noun 1phrases 1 noun1 •A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages. Phrases with Tyre tyre kickerA person who pretends to be interested in purchasing an item (especially a car), but who has no intention of buying it.