wear

Nouns

(n) impairment resulting from long use
- the tires showed uneven wear
(n) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture,
(n) the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
- she bought it for everyday wear
wearing,

Verbs

(v) be dressed in
- She was wearing yellow that day
have on,
(v) have on one's person
- He wore a red ribbon
- bear a scar
bear,
(v) have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
- He always wears a smile
(v) deteriorate through use or stress
- The constant friction wore out the cloth
wear off, wear thin, wear down, wear out,
(v) have or show an appearance of
- wear one's hair in a certain way
(v) last and be usable
- This dress wore well for almost ten years
hold out, endure,
(v) go to pieces
- The lawn mower finally broke
- The gears wore out
- The old chair finally fell apart completely
fall apart, wear out, bust, break,
(v) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
fag out, tire out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fag,
(v) 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
don, put on, get into, assume,

Synonyms

have on article of clothing clothing habiliment wearable vesture bear wearing wear off wear thin wear down wear out hold out endure fall apart bust break fag out tire out wear upon weary fatigue jade outwear tire fag don put on get into assume

Antonyms

refreshen freshen refresh

Words of close approximity

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