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wear out — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wear down — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 1) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wear upon — verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑wear out, ↑outwear, ↑wear … Useful english dictionary
wear thin — verb deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear off, ↑wear out, ↑wear down • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear ( … Useful english dictionary
wear off — verb 1. deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear out, ↑wear down, ↑wear thin • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear … Useful english dictionary
wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something … Useful english dictionary
tire out — verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑wear out, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hold out — verb 1. thrust or extend out (Freq. 5) He held out his hand point a finger extend a hand the bee exserted its sting • Syn: ↑exsert, ↑stretch out, ↑put out … Useful english dictionary
tucker out — verb wear out completely This kind of work exhausts me I m beat He was all washed up after the exam • Syn: ↑exhaust, ↑wash up, ↑beat, ↑tucker • Derivationally related fo … Useful english dictionary
fag out — verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑wear out, ↑out … Useful english dictionary
