Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 2
"This dress wore well for almost ten years"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"The constant friction wore out the cloth"
Type of:
deteriorate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
be dressed in
"She was wearing yellow that day"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"He wore a red ribbon"
"bear a scar"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"wear one''s hair in a certain way"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 8
"the tires showed uneven wear"
verb
Sense 9
"He always wears a smile"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 10
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"
"The gears wore out"
"The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 11
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Type of:
indispose
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun
Sense 12
Semantic Complexity
98%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
83
Times Searched
3
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