wear (sth) out
— phrasal verb with wear uk/weər/us/wer/verb wore, worn
B1 to use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more, or to become damaged in this way:
Moving parts in engines wear out much more quickly than stationary parts.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- poison
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- sour
- tell on sb
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