Best Alternative Words for WEAR DOWN
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wear | verbv | |||||||
noun • impairment resulting from long use • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body • the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment verb • be dressed in • have on one's person • have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality • deteriorate through use or stress • have or show an appearance of • last and be usable • go to pieces • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
wear out | verbv | |||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • go to pieces • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||||
fatigue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work • used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress • (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something • labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
jade | nounn | |||||||
noun • a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite • a woman adulterer • a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green • an old or over-worked horse adjective satellite • of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
outwear | verbv | |||||||
verb • last longer than others • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
tire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • hoop that covers a wheel verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • deplete • cause to be bored | ||||||||
weary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • physically and mentally fatigued verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||||||||
fag out | verbv | |||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
tire out | verbv | |||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
wear off | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • deteriorate through use or stress • diminish, as by friction | ||||||||
wear thin | ||||||||
verb • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||||
wear upon | verbv | |||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress |