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wear
 
Noun wear has 3 senses
  1. wear - impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
    --1 is a kind of     deterioration, impairment
    Derived forms: verb wear7, verb wear4, verb wear8
  2. clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
    --2 is a kind of covering; consumer goods
    --2 has particulars:
     accessory, accoutrement, accouterment; apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes; array, raiment, regalia; attire, garb, dress; beachwear; black; blue; brace, suspender, gallus; change; civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes; drag; footwear; garment; gray, grey; G-string; handwear, hand wear; headdress, headgear; knitwear; leisure wear; lounger; neckpiece; nightclothes, nightwear; outerwear, overclothes; protective garment; slip-on; slops; street clothes; togs, threads, duds; uniform; wardrobe; work-clothing, work-clothes
    Derived forms: verb wear2, verb wear9, verb wear1
  3. wear, wearing - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
    --3 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
    Derived form: verb wear2
Verb wear has 9 senses
  1. wear, have on - be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
    Derived forms: noun wear2, noun wearer1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. wear, bear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
    --2 is one way to have, feature
    Derived forms: noun wear2, noun wear3, noun wearing2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
    --3 is one way to     have, feature
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
    --4 is one way to deteriorate
    Derived form: noun wear1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
    --5 is one way to     have, feature
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s something
  6. wear, hold out, endure - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
    --6 is one way to last, endure
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
    Something ----s something
  7. break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
    --7 is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate
    Derived form: noun wear1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  8. tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue - exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
    --8 is one way to indispose
    Derived form: noun wear1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam wants to wear with Sue
  9. wear, put on, get into, don, assume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
    --9 is one way to dress, get dressed
    Derived form: noun wear2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
weapons-grade weapons weapons carrier weapons emplacement weapons of mass destruction weapons platform weapons plutonium weapons system wear wear and tear wear away wear down wear off wear on wear out wear out wear round

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