wear (
http://definr.com/wear)
n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven
wear"
2: covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn:
clothing,
clothes,
apparel,
vesture,
wearing apparel, {article
of clothing}]
3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
"she bought it for everyday wear" [syn:
wearing]
v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {have
on}]
2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
[syn:
bear]
3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude
or personality; "He always wears a smile"
4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
wore out the cloth" [syn:
wear off,
wear out, {wear
thin}]
5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain
way"
6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
years" [syn:
hold out,
endure]
7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
[syn:
break,
wear out,
bust,
fall apart]
8: exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress;
"We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn:
tire, {wear
upon},
tire out,
weary,
jade,
wear out,
outwear,
wear down,
fag out,
fag,
fatigue] [ant:
refresh]
9: 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" [syn:
put on,
get into,
don,
assume]