wear down
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
We wore ourselves out on this hike
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 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
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | refreshen |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | fatigue |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fatigue |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | indispose |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exhaust |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overtire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | deteriorate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ablate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | scuff |