worn-out shoes

  • 1worn out — adjective 1. ) too old or damaged to use any longer: dirty worn out shoes 2. ) extremely tired: EXHAUSTED: He looked worn out, as if he d missed a night s sleep …

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  • 2worn-out — adjective 1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted the day s shopping left her exhausted he went to bed dog tired was fagged and sweaty the trembling of his played out limbs felt completely washed out only worn …

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  • 3worn-out — adjective a) Damaged due to hard or continued use or exposure until no longer useful or effective. There is no challenge in fighting a worn out old man. b) Exhausted or fatigued from exertion. He still wears his old worn out shoes …

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  • 4worn out — UK / US adjective 1) extremely tired He looked worn out, as if he d missed a night s sleep. 2) too old or damaged to use any longer dirty worn out shoes …

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  • 5shoes —    The popular custom of tying an old shoe to the back of the car in which a bride and groom are setting off for their honeymoon is a specialized form of what was once a widespread practice, that of throwing an old shoe at or after someone to… …

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  • 6worn — wÉœrn /wɜːm adj. frayed, ragged, used, deteriorated; tired, exhausted (Slang) wer /weÉ™ n. clothing of a particular kind (i.e. sportswear, eveningwear); erosion, corrosion; effect of using, gradual impairment and wasting from use; resistance… …

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  • 7wear out — 1) PHR V ERG When something wears out or when you wear it out, it is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used any more. [V P] Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out... [V n P]… …

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  • 8wear out — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ …

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  • 9wear out — phrasal verb Word forms wear out : present tense I/you/we/they wear out he/she/it wears out present participle wearing out past tense wore out past participle worn out 1) [transitive] to make someone feel very tired She was worn out from looking… …

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  • 10warn vs worn —   Warn is a verb that means to inform someone in advance of an impending or possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.   For example: I often warn people not to give out too much personal information on the net.   Worn is an… …

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