| wear out | | |
| v. (body) | 1. fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary | exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" |
| ~ indispose | cause to feel unwell.; "She was indisposed" |
| ~ exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat | wear out completely.; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" |
| ~ overfatigue, overtire, overweary | tire excessively. |
| ~ fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall | lose interest or become bored with something or somebody.; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" |
| v. (contact) | 2. break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ decay, dilapidate, crumble | fall into decay or ruin.; "The unoccupied house started to decay" |
| ~ fray, frazzle | wear away by rubbing.; "The friction frayed the sleeve" |
| ~ bust, break | ruin completely.; "He busted my radio!" |
| v. (change) | 3. wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin | deteriorate through use or stress.; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" |
| ~ deteriorate | become worse or disintegrate.; "His mind deteriorated" |
| ~ ablate | wear away through erosion or vaporization. |
| ~ scuff | get or become scuffed.; "These patent leather shoes scuffed" |
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