Another word for wear
wear
n.
depreciation, damage, loss, erosion, wear and tear, loss by friction, inroads of time, diminution, waste, corrosion, impairment, wearing away, dilapidation, disappearance, result of friction.
wear
v.
To use as clothing or personal ornament
bear, carry, affect, put on, don, be clothed, slip on, get on, have on, dress in, attire, array, cover, wrap, harness, get into*; see also dress 1.
To consume by wearing
use up, use, consume, wear thin, wear out, waste, diminish, cut down, scrape off, exhaust, fatigue, weather down, impair.
To be consumed by wearing
fade, go to seed, decay, crumble, weather, dwindle, shrink, decline, deteriorate, decrease, waste, become threadbare.
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Another word for wear
To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction:
bite, corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear away. See attackTo diminish the strength and energy of:
drain, fatigue, jade, tire, wear down, wear out, weary. See tired
To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction:
bite, corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear. See attack
To diminish the strength and energy of:
drain, fatigue, jade, tire, wear, wear out, weary. See tired
To make extremely tired:
exhaust, fag (out), tire out. (Informal) knock out, tucker (out). (Slang) do in, poop1 (out). Idioms: run ragged, take it out of. See tiredTo diminish the strength and energy of:
drain, fatigue, jade, tire, wear, wear down, weary. See tired
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