Noun
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the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
"she bought it for everyday wear"
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a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
- article of clothing -
impairment resulting from long use
"the tires showed uneven wear"
Verb
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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"
- put on - get into -
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
- wear upon - tire out - wear out - wear down - fag out -
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"
"The gears wore out"
"The old chair finally fell apart completely"
- wear out - fall apart -
last and be usable
"This dress wore well for almost ten years"
- hold out -
have or show an appearance of
"wear one's hair in a certain way"
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deteriorate through use or stress
"The constant friction wore out the cloth"
- wear off - wear out - wear down - wear thin -
have in one's aspect
wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
"He always wears a smile"
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have on one's person
"He wore a red ribbon"
"bear a scar"
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be dressed in
"She was wearing yellow that day"
- have on