1. Be dressed in
   "She was wearing yellow that day";
   - have on
    
2. Have on one's person
   "He wore a red ribbon";
   - bear
    
3. Show an expression of one's attitude or personality
   "He always wears a smile"
    
4. Put clothing on one's body
   "What should I wear today?";
   - put on, get into, don, assume
    
5. Have or show an appearance of
   "wear one's hair in a certain way"
    
6. Deteriorate through use or stress
   "The constant friction wore out the cloth"; "His patience was wearing thin after hours of waiting"; "The tire treads wore down after many miles";
   - wear out, wear down, wear thin
    
7. Last and be usable
   "This dress wore well for almost ten years";
   - hold out, endure
    
8. Become damaged, weakened, or useless through use
   "The gears wore out"; "The old shoes finally wore out";
   - wear out
    
9. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   "We wore ourselves out on this hike"; "The constant demands of her job wore upon her"; "The long hike wore down even the fittest climbers";
   - tire, wear upon, tire out, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out [Brit, informal], fag [informal], fatigue, knacker [Brit, informal]

1. A covering designed to be worn on a person's body
   "The shop specialized in formal wear";
   - clothing, article of clothing, vesture [archaic], wearable, habiliment [archaic], togs [informal], threads [informal], duds [informal]
    
2. The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
   "she bought it for everyday wear";
   - wearing
    
3. Impairment resulting from long use
   "the tires showed uneven wear"

Sounds like: ward, warrede, wear

Derived forms: wore, wears, wearing, worn

Type of: act, consumer goods, covering, crumble, decay, deed, deteriorate, deterioration, dilapidate, dress, endure, feature, get dressed, have, have got, hold, human action, human activity, impairment, indispose, last

Encyclopedia: Wear, Peter