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WEAR





Definition:

  1. [noun] impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"

  2. [noun] a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
    Synonyms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture

  3. [noun] the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
    Synonyms: ing

  4. [verb] be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
    Synonyms: have on

  5. [verb] have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
    Synonyms: bear

  6. [verb] have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"

  7. [verb] deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
    Synonyms: off, out, thin

  8. [verb] have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"

  9. [verb] last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
    Synonyms: hold out, endure

  10. [verb] go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
    Synonyms: break, out, bust, fall apart

  11. [verb] exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
    Synonyms: tire, upon, tire out, jade, out, out down, fag out, fag, fatigue

  12. [verb] put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
    Synonyms: put on, get into, don, assume

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