Wear meanings. All definitions of Wear

verb with object wear to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise. 1

verb with object wear to have or use on the person habitually: to wear a wig. 1

verb with object wear to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance: to wear a smile; to wear an air of triumph. 1

verb with object wear to cause (garments, linens, etc.) to deteriorate or change by wear: Hard use has worn these gloves. 1

verb with object wear to impair, deteriorate, or consume gradually by use or any continued process: Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. 1

verb with object wear to waste or diminish gradually by rubbing, scraping, washing, etc.: The waves have worn these rocks. 1

verb with object wear to make (a hole, channel, way, etc.) by such action. 1

verb with object wear to bring about or cause a specified condition in (a person or thing) by use, deterioration, or gradual change: to wear clothes to rags; to wear a person to a shadow. 1

verb with object wear to weary; fatigue; exhaust: Toil and care soon wear the spirit. 1

verb with object wear to pass (time) gradually or tediously (usually followed by away or out): We wore the afternoon away in arguing. 1

verb with object wear Nautical. to bring (a vessel) on another tack by turning until the wind is on the stern. 1

verb with object wear British Dialect. to gather and herd (sheep or cattle) to a pen or pasture. 1

verb without object wear to undergo gradual impairment, diminution, reduction, etc., from wear, use, attrition, or other causes (often followed by away, down, out, or off). 1

verb without object wear to retain shape, color, usefulness, value, etc., under wear, use, or any continued strain: a strong material that will wear; colors that wear well. 1

verb without object wear (of time) to pass, especially slowly or tediously (often followed by on or away): As the day wore on, we had less and less to talk about. 1

verb without object wear to have the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate, especially after a relatively long association: It's hard to get to know him, but he wears well. 1

verb without object wear Nautical. (of a vessel) to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. 1

verb without object wear Obsolete. to be commonly worn; to be in fashion. 1

noun wear the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears. 1

noun wear the state of being worn, as on the person. 1

noun wear clothing or other articles for wearing; especially when fashionable or appropriate for a particular function (often used in combination): travel wear; sportswear. 1

noun wear gradual impairment, wasting, diminution, etc., as from use: The carpet shows wear. 1

noun wear the quality of resisting deterioration with use; durability. 1

idioms wear wear thin, to diminish; weaken: My patience is wearing thin. to become less appealing, interesting, tolerable, etc.: childish antics that soon wore thin. 1

transitive verb wear clothing: have on 1

transitive verb wear put on: clothing 1

transitive verb wear have on: accessories 1

noun wear damage due to use 1

noun wear use 1

noun wear act, state of being worn 1

noun wear clothing: use 1

noun wear durability 1

intransitive verb wear be reduced gradually 1

intransitive verb wear retain a characteristic 1

intransitive verb wear change through use 1

intransitive verb wear time: pass slowly 1

transitive verb wear carry on one's body 1

transitive verb wear put on: shoes 1

transitive verb wear shoes: put on 1

transitive verb wear clothing: habitually have on 1

transitive verb wear makeup: have on 1

transitive verb wear show: a smile 1

transitive verb wear assume: a manner 1

transitive verb wear hair, fingernails: style 1

transitive verb wear exhaust, use up 1

transitive verb wear damage by rubbing 1

transitive verb wear diminish by rubbing or washing 1

transitive verb wear make: a hole in sth 1

noun wear Have on one‘s body or a part of one’s body as clothing, decoration, protection, or for some other purpose. 1

noun wear (Uncountable Noun) (in combination) clothing. 0

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