wear meaning and definition

WEAR noun

Definition of wear (noun)

1. impairment resulting from long use
   • "the tires showed uneven wear"
2. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
   • synonyms: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wearable
3. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
   • "she bought it for everyday wear"
   • synonyms: wearing

WEAR verb

Definition of wear (verb)

1. be dressed in
   • "She was wearing yellow that day"
   • synonyms: have on
2. have on one's person
   • "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
   • synonyms: bear
3. have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
   • "He always wears a smile"
4. deteriorate through use or stress
   • "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
   • synonyms: wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin
5. have or show an appearance of
   • "wear one's hair in a certain way"
6. last and be usable
   • "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
   • synonyms: endure, hold out
7. go to pieces
   • "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
   • synonyms: break, bust, fall apart, wear out
8. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   • "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
   • synonyms: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary
   • antonym: freshen
9. 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"
   • synonyms: assume, don, get into, put on