Search Result for "wear_off":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

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

2. diminish, as by friction;
- Example: "Erosion wore away the surface"
[syn: wear away, wear off]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wear off
    v 1: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
         wore out the cloth" [syn: wear, wear off, wear out,
         wear down, wear thin]
    2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
       [syn: wear away, wear off]