wear : Idioms & Phrases

• noun attire worn for sport or for casual wear
  activewear; sportswear.
  

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• a weir set in a stream, for catching fish.

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• noun clothing for the hands
  handwear.
  

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• noun informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing
  

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• adjective satellite capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay
  durable.
  
  • durable denim jeans

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Pile"-worn` adjective

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1. Having the pile worn off; threadbare.

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• noun ready-made clothing
  
  • she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked
• adjective satellite (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock
  off-the-shelf; off-the-peg; off-the-rack.
  
  • a ready-made jacket
  • ready-to-wear clothes

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• to consume; to impair, diminish, or destroy, by gradual attrition or decay.

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• to diminish or remove by attrition or slow decay; as, to wear off the nap of cloth.
• to pass away by degrees; as, the follies of youth wear off with age.

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• to pass on; as, time wears on. G. Eliot.

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• to wear. Obs. "[I] weared upon my gay scarlet gites [gowns.]" Chaucer.

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• to expose one's feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive.

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• . (a) To consume, or render useless, by attrition or decay; as, to wear out a coat or a book. (b) To consume tediously. "To wear out miserable days." Milton. (c) To harass; to tire. "[He] shall wear out the saints of the Most High." Dan vii. 25. (d) To waste the strength of; as, an old man worn out in military service.

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• to usurp the authority of the husband; said of a wife. Colloq.

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• to become weary, as by wear, long occupation, tedious employment, etc.

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• adjective satellite tired by travel
  

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• adjective satellite laid waste by war
  war-torn.
  

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• noun a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing
  
• adjective satellite treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
  drip-dry.
  
  • a wash-and-wear shirt

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• noun decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
  depreciation.
  

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• the loss by wearing, as of machinery in use; the loss or injury to which anything is subjected by use, accident, etc.

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• verb cut away in small pieces
  whittle away; whittle down.
  
• verb diminish, as by friction
  wear away.
  
  • Erosion wore away the surface
• verb become ground down or deteriorate
  eat at; gnaw; erode; gnaw at.
  
  • Her confidence eroded

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• verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag.
  
  • We wore ourselves out on this hike
• verb deteriorate through use or stress
  wear out; wear down; wear off; wear.
  
  • The constant friction wore out the cloth

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• verb deteriorate through use or stress
  wear out; wear down; wear off; wear.
  
  • The constant friction wore out the cloth
• verb diminish, as by friction
  wear away.
  
  • Erosion wore away the surface

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• verb pass slowly (of time)
  
  • The day wore on

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• verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag.
  
  • We wore ourselves out on this hike
• verb go to pieces
  break; fall apart; wear; bust.
  
  • The lawn mower finally broke
  • The gears wore out
  • The old chair finally fell apart completely
• verb deteriorate through use or stress
  wear out; wear down; wear off; wear.
  
  • The constant friction wore out the cloth

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• verb turn into the wind
  tack.
  
  • The sailors decided to tack the boat
  • The boat tacked

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• verb turn away from the wind
  
  • The sailors decided it was time to wear ship

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• verb exercise authority or be in charge
  call the tune; call the shots.
  
  • Who is calling the shots in this house?

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• verb deteriorate through use or stress
  wear out; wear down; wear off; wear.
  
  • The constant friction wore out the cloth

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• verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag.
  
  • We wore ourselves out on this hike

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• noun clothing in general
  apparel; dress; clothes.
  
  • she was refined in her choice of apparel
  • he always bought his clothes at the same store
  • fastidious about his dress

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• noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
  wearing; eating away; eroding; erosion.
  

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• adjective satellite showing signs of much wear or use
  
• adjective satellite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  commonplace; hackneyed; tired; old-hat; timeworn; trite; banal; threadbare; shopworn; stock.
  
  • bromidic sermons
  • his remarks were trite and commonplace
  • hackneyed phrases
  • a stock answer
  • repeating threadbare jokes
  • parroting some timeworn axiom
  • the trite metaphor `hard as nails'

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Wheel"-worn` adjective

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1. Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road.

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• adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
  exhausted; spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; washed-out.
  
  • the day's shopping left her exhausted
  • he went to bed dog-tired
  • was fagged and sweaty
  • the trembling of his played out limbs
  • felt completely washed-out
  • only worn-out horses and cattle
  • you look worn out

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• noun a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
  fret.
  

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• adjective satellite used until no longer useful
  raddled.
  
  • battered trumpets and raddled radios
  • worn-out shoes with flapping soles
• adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
  exhausted; spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; washed-out.
  
  • the day's shopping left her exhausted
  • he went to bed dog-tired
  • was fagged and sweaty
  • the trembling of his played out limbs
  • felt completely washed-out
  • only worn-out horses and cattle
  • you look worn out

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Worn"-out` adjective

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1. Consumed, or rendered useless, by wearing; as, worn-out garments.

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