wear
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
impairment resulting from long use
the tires showed uneven wear
Types & categories
- deterioration hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be dressed in
She was wearing yellow that day
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Sense 3 noun
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Types & categories
- consumer goods hypernym
- covering hypernym
- accessory hyponym
- apparel hyponym
- raiment hyponym
- attire hyponym
- beachwear hyponym
- black hyponym
- blue hyponym
- change hyponym
- civilian clothing hyponym
- drag hyponym
- footwear hyponym
- garment hyponym
- gray hyponym
- handwear hyponym
- headdress hyponym
- knitwear hyponym
- leisure wear hyponym
- loungewear hyponym
- man's clothing hyponym
- neckpiece hyponym
- nightwear hyponym
- outerwear hyponym
- protective garment hyponym
- ready-to-wear hyponym
- slip-on hyponym
- slops hyponym
- street clothes hyponym
- tailor-made hyponym
- togs hyponym
- uniform hyponym
- vestiture hyponym
- woman's clothing hyponym
- work-clothing hyponym
Parts & wholes
- wardrobe part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
have on one's person
He wore a red ribbon
Types & categories
- feature hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
she bought it for everyday wear
Types & categories
- human action hypernym
Related & opposite
- wear derivation
Sense 6 verb
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
He always wears a smile
Types & categories
- feature hypernym
Sense 7 verb
deteriorate through use or stress
The constant friction wore out the cloth
Types & categories
- deteriorate hypernym
- ablate hyponym
- scuff hyponym
Related & opposite
- wear derivation
Sense 8 verb
have or show an appearance of
wear one's hair in a certain way
Types & categories
- feature hypernym
Sense 9 verb
last and be usable
This dress wore well for almost ten years
Types & categories
- last hypernym
Related & opposite
- wearable derivation
Sense 10 verb
go to pieces
The lawn mower finally broke
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 11 verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
We wore ourselves out on this hike
Types & categories
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Sense 12 verb
put clothing on one's body
What should I wear today?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear upon |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear off |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear out |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | deterioration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clothing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wearer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wearable |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | dress |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apparel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | vesture |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | don |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | robe |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | vestiary |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | wardrobe |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | consumer goods |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | covering |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | accessory |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | apparel |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | raiment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | attire |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | beachwear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | black |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | blue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | change |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | civilian clothing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | drag |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | footwear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | garment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gray |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | handwear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | headdress |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | knitwear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | leisure wear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | loungewear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | man's clothing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | neckpiece |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nightwear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | outerwear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | protective garment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ready-to-wear |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | slip-on |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | slops |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | street clothes |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tailor-made |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | togs |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | uniform |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vestiture |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | woman's clothing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | work-clothing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wearing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | clothing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wearable |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | feature |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | feature |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | deteriorate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | ablate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | scuff |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | feature |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | wearable |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | last |
| 10 | also see | Related & opposite | wear away |
| 10 | also see | Related & opposite | chip |
| 10 | also see | Related & opposite | wear away |
| 10 | also see | Related & opposite | break apart |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | breakable |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | bust |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | fray |
| 11 | antonym | Related & opposite | refreshen |
| 11 | causes | Related & opposite | fatigue |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | fatigue |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | indispose |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | exhaust |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | overtire |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | clothing |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | wearable |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | dress |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | hat |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | try on |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | scarf |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | slip on |