Found 1 items, similar to wear out.
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Definition: wear out
wear out
v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
“We wore ourselves out on this hike” [syn:
tire,
wear upon
,
tire out,
wear,
weary,
jade,
outwear,
wear down
,
fag out,
fag,
fatigue] [ant:
refresh]
2: go to pieces;
“The lawn mower finally broke”;
“The gears
wore out”;
“The old chair finally fell apart completely”
[syn:
break,
wear,
bust,
fall apart]
3: deteriorate through use or stress;
“The constant friction
wore out the cloth” [syn:
wear,
wear off,
wear thin]