WEAR Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word wear. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| wear out | verbv | |||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • go to pieces • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||
| gybe | verbv | |||||
verb • shift from one side of the ship to the other | ||||||
| wear down | verbv | |||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||
| assume | verbv | |||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • occupy or take on • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • make a pretence of • take up someone's soul into heaven • put clothing on one's body | ||||||
| bear | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws • an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price verb • have • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • cause to be born • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • move while holding up or supporting • bring forth • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • contain or hold; have within • bring in • have on one's person • behave in a certain manner • have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices • support or hold in a certain manner • be pregnant with | ||||||
| break | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||
| bust | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a complete failure • the chest of a woman • a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking adjective satellite • lacking funds verb • ruin completely • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on • separate or cause to separate abruptly • go to pieces • break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | ||||||
| clothing | nounn | |||||
noun • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | ||||||
| don | verbv | |||||
noun • a Spanish gentleman or nobleman • teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) • Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu • the head of an organized crime family • a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov • a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename verb • put clothing on one's body | ||||||
| endure | verbv | |||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • face and withstand with courage • continue to live and avoid dying • undergo or be subjected to • last and be usable • persist for a specified period of time • continue to exist | ||||||
| fatigue | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work • used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress • (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something • labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||
| habiliment | nounn | |||||
noun • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | ||||||
| jade | nounn | |||||
noun • a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite • a woman adulterer • a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green • an old or over-worked horse adjective satellite • of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||
| outwear | verbv | |||||
verb • last longer than others • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||
| tire | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • hoop that covers a wheel verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • deplete • cause to be bored | ||||||
| vesture | nounn | |||||
noun • something that covers or cloaks like a garment • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body verb • provide or cover with a cloak | ||||||
| wearable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • suitable for wear or able to be worn noun • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | ||||||
| wearing | verbv | |||||
noun • (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively • the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment adjective satellite • producing exhaustion | ||||||
| weary | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • physically and mentally fatigued verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||||||
| article of clothing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | ||||||
