Definition of wear out Wear out
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What does wear out mean?
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| wear out - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" | ||
| break, wear, bust, fall apart | ||
| dilapidate, crumble, decay bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse | ||
| wear off, wear away diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface" | ||
| whittle away, whittle down, wear away cut away in small pieces | ||
| chip off, come off, break away, break off, chip break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" | ||
| break apart, crash, break up stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" | ||
| fray, frazzle wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" | ||
| bust, break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" | ||
| wear out - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" | ||
| tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue | ||
| refreshen, freshen, refresh become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" | ||
| fatigue, jade, weary, tire, pall exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" | ||
| indispose cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" | ||
| tucker, tucker out, exhaust, wash up, beat wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" | ||
| overfatigue, overtire, overweary tire excessively | ||
| wear out - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" | ||
| wear, wear off, wear down, wear thin | ||
| deteriorate become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated" | ||
| ablate remove an organ or bodily structure | ||
| scuff poke at with the foot or toe | ||
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Wiktionary 
- wear out (Verb)
To cause something to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use. - wear out (Verb)
To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain. - wear out (Verb)
To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion. - wear out (Verb)
To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion. - wear out (Verb)
Of apparel, displayed in public. - wear out (Verb)
Of a shirt, not tucked into the pants; worn in a casual manner. - wear out (Verb)
To punish by spanking.
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wear out
To become tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
