wear
— Verb
– English
～ go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
wear off
— Verb
– English
～ diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
wear out
— Verb
– English
～ deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
wear
— Verb
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～ last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
wear ship
— Verb
– English
～ turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship"
wear
— Verb
– English
～ be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
wear away
— Verb
– English
～ cut away in small pieces
wear
— Verb
– English
～ exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
wear down
— Verb
– English
～ deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
wear the trousers
— Verb
– English
～ exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?"
wear
— Verb
– English
～ deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
wear away
— Verb
– English
～ diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
wear
— Verb
– English
～ 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"
wear
— Verb
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～ have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
wear
— Verb
– English
～ have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
wear off
— Verb
– English
～ deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
wear upon
— Verb
– English
～ exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
wear out
— Verb
– English
～ go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
wear round
— Verb
– English
～ turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
wash-and-wear
— Adjective
– English
～ treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt"