adj : producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was
especially wearing" [syn: exhausting, tiring, wearying]
n 1: the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down
(as by particles washing over it) [syn: erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing away]
2: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
"she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: wear]