Wear out Common

Wear out has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

"We wore ourselves out on this hike"

tire wear upon tire out wear weary jade wear out outwear wear down fag out fag fatigue

go to pieces

"The lawn mower finally broke"

"The gears wore out"

"The old chair finally fell apart completely"

break wear wear out bust fall apart

deteriorate through use or stress

"The constant friction wore out the cloth"

wear wear off wear out wear down wear thin

To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.

Example Sentences

"We wore ourselves out on this hike" verb

"The lawn mower finally broke" verb

"The gears wore out" verb

"The old chair finally fell apart completely" verb

"The constant friction wore out the cloth" verb