worn

worn

wear

verb

{bc}to bear or have on the person

worn-out

adjective

{bc}exhausted or used up by or as if by wear

well-worn

adjective

{bc}made trite by overuse {bc}{sx|hackneyed|hackneyed|}

wear down

verb

{bc}to weary and overcome by persistent resistance or pressure

wear out

verb

{bc}{sx|tire||}, {sx|exhaust||}

to a frazzle

idiom

{bc}to a very tired or nervous condition

wear away

phrasal verb

{bc}to gradually disappear or to cause (something) to gradually disappear or become thinner, smaller, etc., because of use

wear off

phrasal verb

{bc}to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop

wear through

phrasal verb

{bc}to use (something) so much that a hole develops in it