1. wear - noun
· impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
Hypernym(s): deterioration, impairment
2. wear - noun
· a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Synonym(s): clothing, article_of_clothing, vesture, wearable, habiliment
Hypernym(s): covering, consumer_goods
3. wear - noun
· the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
Synonym(s): wearing
Hypernym(s): act, deed, human_action, human_activity
4. wear - verb
· be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
Synonym(s): have_on
5. wear - verb
· have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
Synonym(s): bear
6. wear - verb
· have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
7. wear - verb
· deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
Synonym(s): wear_off, wear_out, wear_down, wear_thin
Hypernym(s): deteriorate
8. wear - verb
· have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
9. wear - verb
· last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
10. wear - verb
· go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Synonym(s): break, wear_out, bust, fall_apart
Hypernym(s): decay, crumble, dilapidate
11. wear - verb
· exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Synonym(s): tire, wear_upon, tire_out, weary, jade, wear_out, outwear, wear_down, fag_out, fag, fatigue
Hypernym(s): indispose
12. wear - verb
· put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
Synonym(s): put_on, get_into, don, assume
Hypernym(s): dress, get_dressed
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