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wearing wearing definition

wearing


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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