wear threadbare
1wear — [n] use, corrosion abrasion, attrition, damage, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, diminution, disappearance, employment, erosion, friction, impairment, inroads, loss, mileage, service, usefulness, utility, waste, wear and tear; concepts… …
2threadbare — [adj1] worn, frayed beat up*, damaged, dilapidated, dingy, dog eared, downat the heel*, faded, frowzy*, impaired, injured, old, ragged, ratty*, run down, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shopworn, tacky, tattered, timeworn, used, used up, worn out, worse… …
3wear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. last, endure; use, show, display; tire, fatigue, weary; bear, don, put on; carry, have on; waste, consume, spend; rub, chafe, fray, abrade; jibe, tack, veer, yaw. See weariness, friction. n. clothing …
4threadbare — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ wear sth ▪ The carpets were worn threadbare. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …
5wear thin — verb deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear off, ↑wear out, ↑wear down • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear ( …
6wear out — 1) the fabric will eventually wear out Syn: deteriorate, become worn, wear thin, fray, become threadbare, wear through 2) the grandkids wore me out Syn: fatigue, tire out, weary, exhaust, drain, sap …
7threadbare — adjective a threadbare carpet Syn: worn, well worn, old, thin, worn out, holey, moth eaten, mangy, ragged, frayed, tattered, battered; decrepit, shabby, scruffy, unkempt; having seen better days, falling apart at the seams …
8threadbare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frayed, tattered, worn[ out]; jaded, weary; trite, hackneyed; scanty. See deterioration, divestment, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ragged] Syn. shabby, seedy, frayed; see ragged , worn 1 . 2 …
9wear out — Syn: deteriorate, become worn, fray, become threadbare, go into holes …
10fret — [v1] worry, be annoyed affront, agonize, anguish, bleed, bother, brood, carp, carry a heavy load*, chafe, chagrin, distress oneself, eat one’s heart out*, fume, fuss, get into a dither*, grieve, lose sleep over*, mope*, pother*, stew, sweat it… …
