wear
verb
[ wɛː ]
• have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.
• "he was wearing a dark suit"
Similar:
be dressed in,
be clothed in,
have on,
sport,
dress in,
clothe oneself in,
put on,
don,
• damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use.
• "the track has been worn down in part to bare rock"
Similar:
erode,
abrade,
scour,
scratch,
scrape,
rasp,
rub away,
rub down,
grind away,
fret,
waste away,
wash away,
crumble (away),
wear down,
corrode,
eat away (at),
gnaw away (at),
dissolve,
bite into,
• pass (a period of time) in some activity.
• "spinning long stories, wearing half the day"
• tolerate; accept.
• "the environmental health people wouldn't wear it"
Similar:
allow,
permit,
authorize,
sanction,
condone,
indulge,
agree to,
accede to,
approve of,
endure,
put up with,
bear,
take,
stand,
support,
submit to,
undergo,
accept,
swallow,
tolerate,
brook,
countenance,
admit of,
thole,
stick,
hack,
abide,
stomach,
be doing with,
suffer,
wear
noun
• clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type.
• "evening wear"
Similar:
clothes,
dress,
clothing,
attire,
garb,
finery,
garments,
outfits,
wardrobe,
kit,
strip,
get-up,
gear,
togs,
clobber,
apparel,
array,
raiment,
habiliments,
• damage or deterioration sustained from continuous use.
• "you need to make a deduction for wear and tear on all your belongings"
Similar:
damage,
wear and tear,
battering,
friction,
erosion,
attrition,
corrosion,
abrasion,
deterioration,
degeneration,
a few knocks,
detrition,
Origin:
Old English werian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vestis ‘clothing’.
wear
verb
• bring (a ship) about by turning its head away from the wind.
• "Shannon gives the order to wear ship"
Origin:
early 17th century: of unknown origin.
