Analysis Complete

wear out

/ wear out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
deteriorate through use or stress
"The constant friction wore out the cloth"
Type of:
deteriorate
Kinds of:
ablate scuff
Derived:
wear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"
"The gears wore out"
"The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Type of:
decay crumble delapidate
Kinds of:
fray frazzle
Derived:
wear
Verb group:
break bust
See also:
wear away wear off whittle away whittle down chip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Opposites:
refresh freshen refreshen
Type of:
indispose
Kinds of:
exhaust wash up beat tucker tucker out
Derived:
fatigue weariness tiredness hack jade
Causes:
tire pall weary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

deteriorate ablate scuff decay crumble delapidate fray frazzle indispose exhaust wash up beat