Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wear
4 of 9 senses of wear
Sense 4
wear, wear off wear out wear thin
=> ablate
=> scuff
Sense 7
break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart
=> fray, frazzle
Sense 8
tire, wear upon tire out wear, weary, jade, wear out outwear, wear down fag out fag, fatigue
=> exhaust, wash up beat tucker, tucker out
=> overtire, overweary, overfatigue
Sense 9
wear, put on get into don, assume
=> hat
=> try on try
=> scarf
=> slip on
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wear
4 of 9 senses of wear
Sense 4
wear, wear off wear out wear thin
=> ablate
=> scuff
Sense 7
break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart
=> fray, frazzle
Sense 8
tire, wear upon tire out wear, weary, jade, wear out outwear, wear down fag out fag, fatigue
=> exhaust, wash up beat tucker, tucker out
=> frazzle
=> play
=> overtire, overweary, overfatigue
Sense 9
wear, put on get into don, assume
=> hat
=> bonnet
=> try on try
=> scarf
=> slip on
Entailment of verb wear
1 of 9 senses of wear
Sense 1
wear, have on
=> dress, get dressed
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wear
9 senses of wear
Sense 1
wear, have on
Sense 2
wear, bear
=> have feature
Sense 3
wear
=> have feature
Sense 4
wear, wear off wear out wear thin
=> deteriorate, degenerate
Sense 5
wear
=> have feature
Sense 6
wear, hold out endure
=> last endure
Sense 7
break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
Also See-> wear away#2; wear off#2; wear away#1
Sense 8
tire, wear upon tire out wear, weary, jade, wear out outwear, wear down fag out fag, fatigue
=> indispose
Sense 9
wear, put on get into don, assume
=> dress, get dressed
Familiarity of verb wear
wear used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wear
Sense 1
wear, have on
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Sense 2
wear, bear
=> have feature
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Sense 3
wear
=> have feature
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Sense 4
wear, wear off wear out wear thin
=> deteriorate, degenerate
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Sense 5
wear
=> have feature
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Sense 6
wear, hold out endure
=> last endure
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Sense 7
break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
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Sense 8
tire, wear upon tire out wear, weary, jade, wear out outwear, wear down fag out fag, fatigue
=> indispose
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Sense 9
wear, put on get into don, assume
=> dress, get dressed
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Grep of noun wearing
forswearing
swearing
wearing
wearing apparel
wearing away
Overview of noun wearing
The noun wearing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. erosion, eroding, eating away wearing, wearing away -- (the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
2. wear, wearing -- (the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear")
Overview of verb wear
The verb wear has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (85) wear, have on -- (be dressed in "She was wearing yellow that day")
2. (22) wear, bear -- (have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")
3. (6) wear -- (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile")
4. (2) wear, wear off wear out wear thin -- (deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth")
5. (2) wear -- (have or show an appearance of "wear one's hair in a certain way")
6. (1) wear, hold out endure -- (last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years")
7. break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")
8. tire, wear upon tire out wear, weary, jade, wear out outwear, wear down fag out fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")
9. wear, put on get into don, assume -- (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")
Overview of adj wearing
The adj wearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying -- (producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing")
Antonyms of adj wearing
1 sense of wearing
Sense 1
exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying
INDIRECT (VIA effortful) -> effortless
Similarity of adj wearing
1 sense of wearing
Sense 1
exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying
=> effortful (vs. effortless)
Attributes of adj wearing
Familiarity of adj wearing
wearing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj wearing
long-wearing
wearing
Overview of noun wearing
The noun wearing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. erosion, eroding, eating away wearing, wearing away -- (the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
2. wear, wearing -- (the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear")
Overview of verb wear
The verb wear has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (85) wear, have on -- (be dressed in "She was wearing yellow that day")
2. (22) wear, bear -- (have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")
3. (6) wear -- (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile")
4. (2) wear, wear off wear out wear thin -- (deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth")
5. (2) wear -- (have or show an appearance of "wear one's hair in a certain way")
6. (1) wear, hold out endure -- (last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years")
7. break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")
8. tire, wear upon tire out wear, weary, jade, wear out outwear, wear down fag out fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")
9. wear, put on get into don, assume -- (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")
Overview of adj wearing
The adj wearing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying -- (producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing")
wearing definition
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