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wear
Found in thesaurus: deterioration, impairment, consumer goods, covering, act, human action, human activity, feature, have, deteriorate, last, endure, crumble, delapidate, decay, indispose, dress, get dressed
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wear
n.
clothing of a particular kind (i.e. sportswear, eveningwear); erosion, corrosion; effect of using, gradual impairment and wasting from use; resistance against wearing out
v.
be dressed in (clothes, shoes, jewelry, glasses, etc.); lose quality gradually; be used up; end; be preserved, remain intact
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Wear
Wear is related to interactions between surfaces and specifically the removal and deformation of material on a surface as a result of mechanical action of the opposite surface.
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Wear (disambiguation)
Wear is the erosion of material from a solid surface by the action of another material.
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wear
Noun
1. impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
(hypernym) deterioration, impairment
(derivation) break, wear out, bust, fall apart
2. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
(synonym) clothing, article of clothing, vesture
(hypernym) covering
(hyponym) accessory, accoutrement, accouterment
(derivation) bear
3. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
(synonym) wearing
(hypernym) act, human action, human activity
(derivation) bear
Verb
1. be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
(synonym) have on
(entail) dress, get dressed
(derivation) clothing, article of clothing, vesture
2. have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
(synonym) bear
(hypernym) have, feature
(derivation) clothing, article of clothing, vesture
3. have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
(hypernym) have, feature
4. deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
(synonym) wear off, wear out, wear thin
(hypernym) deteriorate
(hyponym) ablate
5. have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
(hypernym) have, feature
6. last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
(synonym) hold out, endure
(hypernym) last, endure
7. go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
(synonym) break, wear out, bust, fall apart
(hypernym) decay, crumble, delapidate
(hyponym) fray, frazzle
(see-also) wear away, wear off
(verb-group) break, bust
8. exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
(synonym) tire, wear upon, tire out, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
(hypernym) indispose
(hyponym) exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
(cause) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
9. 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"
(synonym) put on, get into, don, assume
(hypernym) dress, get dressed
(hyponym) hat
(derivation) clothing, article of clothing, vesture
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wear
n.
nošení; oděvy; opotřebení; obnošenost; opotřebování
v.
nosit; mít na sobě; mít; opotřebovat (se); prošlapat; vydržet; vyčichnout; opotřebovat co/se; obrousit co/se; obrousit co/se; zlomit koho/co; vyprchat; opotřebovat co/se; vyčerpat koho
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wear
Rzecz.
noszenie (na sobie); ubranie; znoszenie; zdarcie; zużywanie się
Czas.
nosić; mieć (jakiś) wyraz twarzy; zużywać się; wydzierać; wydeptywać ścieżkę; nosić się
