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wear - impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear" |
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deterioration,
impairment process of changing to an inferior state
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wear - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" |
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wearing |
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human action,
human activity,
deed,
act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
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wear - 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" |
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don,
assume |
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get dressed,
dress arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
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hat put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
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try on,
try put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
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scarf wrap in or adorn with a scarf
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slip on put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes"
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wear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" |
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bear |
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feature,
have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
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wear - be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" |
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wear - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" |
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deteriorate become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
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ablate remove an organ or bodily structure
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scuff poke at with the foot or toe
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wear - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
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endure |
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last,
endure persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
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wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way" |
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feature,
have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
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wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile" |
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feature,
have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
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