Search Result for "wear out":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress;
- Example: "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
[syn: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue]

2. go to pieces;
- Example: "The lawn mower finally broke"
- Example: "The gears wore out"
- Example: "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
[syn: break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart]

3. deteriorate through use or stress;
- Example: "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
[syn: wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wear out
    v 1: 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, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue]
         [ant: freshen, refresh, refreshen]
    2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore
       out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn:
       break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart]
    3: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
       wore out the cloth" [syn: wear, wear off, wear out,
       wear down, wear thin]