Another word for wear
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Noun
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- The action of disappearing or vanishing.
- a dilapidating or becoming dilapidated
- a dilapidated condition
- The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
- (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
- The act or process of corroding.
- The condition produced by corroding.
- A substance, such as rust, formed by corroding.
- To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
- To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
- To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
- The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
- The resulting reduction; decrease.
- Statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.
- Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.
- The group of natural processes, including weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, and transportation, by which material is worn away from the earth's surface.
- The process of eroding or the condition of being eroded:
- The act or an instance of losing:
- One that is lost:
- The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:
- Destruction or a loss in value, usefulness, or ability resulting from an action or event.
- Money required to be paid as compensation for an injury or wrong.
- Cost; price:
- A decrease or loss in value, as because of age, wear, or market conditions.
- An allowance made for a loss in value of property.
- Reduction in the purchasing value of money.
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Verb
To use as clothing or personal ornament
- The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement.
- Something resembling such gear or tackle, as the arrangement of straps used to hold a parachute to the body.
- A device that raises and lowers the warp threads on a loom.
- To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection:
- To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about:
- To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten:
- To place something upon or over, so as to protect or conceal:
- To overlay or spread with something:
- To put a cover or covering on:
- To set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement:
- To dress, especially in fine clothes; adorn.
- An orderly, often imposing arrangement:
- To dress or clothe, especially in fine or elaborate garments.
- Clothing or array; apparel.
- The antlers of a deer.
- (intransitive) To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
- (intransitive) To be successful.
- (intransitive, with "with") To progress (with).
- A garment easily donned or removed.
- Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.
- A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.
- A college or university professor.
- Pretended; feigned.
- A deceptive outward appearance.
- The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement.
- To have an influence on or effect a change in:
- To act on the emotions of; touch or move.
- To attack or infect, as a disease:
- To hold or support while moving; bear:
- To move or take from one place to another; transport:
- To escort or accompany.
- To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another:
- To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport:
- To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push:
To consume by wearing
- To cause to weaken, be damaged, or diminish, as in quality:
- Physical or mental weariness resulting from effort or activity.
- Something, such as tiring effort or activity, that causes tiredness or weariness:
- The decreased capacity or complete inability of an organism, organ, or part to function normally because of excessive stimulation or prolonged exertion.
- To make extremely weary; wear out.
- To remove a resource from; deplete:
- To use up completely:
- To remove something by a scraping action.
- To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen.
- To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of:
- To cause to taper.
- To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
- To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
- To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
- To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
- To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.
- (idiomatic) To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.
- To take in as food; eat or drink up.
- To expend; use up:
- To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.
- To put into service or employ for a purpose:
- To avail oneself of; practice:
- To conduct oneself toward; treat or handle:
To be consumed by wearing
- To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
- To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
- To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
- To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
- The act or process of decreasing.
- The amount by which something decreases.
- To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
- To grow worse; degenerate:
- To weaken or disintegrate; decay:
- To express polite refusal:
- To slope downward; descend:
- To bend downward; droop:
- To become or appear to become smaller:
- To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold:
- To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle:
- To become gradually less until little remains.
- To cause to dwindle:
- The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.
- Adverse or destructive atmospheric conditions, such as high winds or heavy rain:
- The unpleasant or destructive effects of such atmospheric conditions:
- To break into small fragments or pieces:
- To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate:
- To give way; collapse:
- To break down into component parts; rot.
- To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
- To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current.
- To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually:
- To lose freshness; wither:
- To lose strength or vitality; wane:
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