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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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 worn
The adj worn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) worn -- (affected by wear; damaged by long use "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket")
2. (2) careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn -- (showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens)
Antonyms of adj worn
2 senses of worn
Sense 1
worn (vs. unworn)
unworn (vs. worn)
=> new
=> uneroded, unweathered
Sense 2
careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn
INDIRECT (VIA tired) -> rested
Similarity of adj worn
2 senses of worn
Sense 1
worn (vs. unworn)
=> aged
=> attrited
=> creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
=> dog-eared, eared
=> eroded, scoured
=> frayed
=> mangy, mangey
=> moth-eaten
=> ragged
=> raddled, worn-out
=> moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty
=> scruffy, seedy
=> shopworn, shopsoiled
=> tattered, tatterdemalion
=> threadbare
=> thumbed
=> vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy
=> waterworn
=> weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered
=> well-worn
=> battered
=> played out
Also See-> old#2
Sense 2
careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn
=> tired (vs. rested)
Attributes of adj worn
Familiarity of adj worn
worn used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj worn
careworn
shopworn
sworn
timeworn
travel-worn
unsworn
unworn
war-worn
waterworn
weatherworn
well-worn
worn
worn-out
worn out
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 worn
The adj worn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) worn -- (affected by wear; damaged by long use "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket")
2. (2) careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn -- (showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens)
worn definition
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