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wear out
Overview of verb wear-out
The verb wear out has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")
2. (1) break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")
3. (1) wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin -- (deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth")
Antonyms of verb wear-out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wear-out
3 senses of wear out
Sense 1
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
=> indispose
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Sense 3
wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
=> deteriorate
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wear-out
3 senses of wear out
Sense 1
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
=> exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
=> overtire, overweary, overfatigue
Sense 2
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
=> fray, frazzle
Sense 3
wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
=> ablate
=> scuff
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wear-out
3 senses of wear out
Sense 1
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
=> indispose
Sense 2
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
Sense 3
wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
=> deteriorate
'Cause To' of verb wear-out
1 of 3 senses of wear out
Sense 1
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
=> tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
Derived Forms of verb wear-out
Domain of verb wear-out
Domain Terms of verb wear-out
Familiarity of verb wear-out
wear out used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb wear-out
3 senses of wear out
Sense 1
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
EX: Sam cannot wear out Sue
Sense 2
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
*> Something ----s
Sense 3
wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb wear-out
3 senses of wear out
Sense 1
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
> indispose
=> hurt
=> constipate, bind
=> tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
Sense 2
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> deteriorate
=> corrode, rust
=> weather
=> erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> wilt, droop
=> ruin
=> break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
Sense 3
wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
> deteriorate
=> go to pot, go to the dogs
=> wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wear-out
Sense 1
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
=> indispose
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Sense 2
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
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Sense 3
wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
=> deteriorate
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