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wear Definition

• (n) impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
• (n) a covering designed to be worn on a person''s body
• (n) the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
• (v) be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
• (v) have on one''s person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
• (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"
• (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"
• (v) go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
• (v) exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
• (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"

wear Synonyms

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