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worn |
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 -------------- 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 -------------- 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 -------------- 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)
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