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51wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something …
52wear*/*/*/ — [weə] (past tense wore [wɔː] ; past participle worn [wɔːn] ) verb I 1) [T] to have something on your body as clothing, decoration, or protection He was wearing jeans and a T shirt.[/ex] She wasn t wearing any make up.[/ex] He wears glasses… …
53Wear — For other uses, see Wear (disambiguation). v · d · e Materials failure modes …
54wear and tear — noun decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use • Syn: ↑depreciation • Derivationally related forms: ↑depreciate (for: ↑depreciation) • Hypernyms: ↑financial loss, ↑ …
55wear — 1. v. & n. v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1 tr. have on one s person as clothing or an ornament etc. (is wearing shorts; wears earrings). 2 tr. be dressed habitually in (wears green). 3 tr. exhibit or present (a facial expression or appearance)… …
56wear — wear1 verb (past wore; past participle worn wɔ:n) 1》 have (something) on one s body or a part of one s body as clothing, decoration, or protection. 2》 exhibit or present (a particular facial expression or appearance). 3》 undergo or cause to… …
57wear — 1. verb 1) he wore a suit Syn: dress in, be clothed in, have on, sport 2) Barbara wore a smile Syn: bear, have (on one s face), show, display, exhibit, give, put on …
58wear something down — he wore down her resistance: GRADUALLY OVERCOME, slowly reduce, erode, wear away, exhaust, undermine. → wear …
59down-at-heel — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or down at the heel) adjective Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered,… …
60wear on — verb pass slowly (of time) (Freq. 2) The day wore on • Hypernyms: ↑decline, ↑go down, ↑wane • Verb Frames: Something s * * * …
