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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wear out.wav Forms: wears out [present, singular, third-person], wearing out [participle, present], wore out [past], worn out [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wear<,,wore,worn> out}} wear out (third-person singular simple present wears out, present participle wearing out, simple past wore out, past participle worn out)
  1. To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use. Translations (to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use): մաշել (mašel) (Armenian), քրքրել (kʻrkʻrel) (Armenian), yırtıb-dağıtmaq (Azerbaijani), köhnəltmək (Azerbaijani), verslijten (Dutch), eluziĝi (Esperanto), kuluttaa (Finnish), user (French), abnutzen (German), verschleißen (German), εξαντλώ (exantló) (Greek), λιώνω (lióno) (Greek), elhasznál (Hungarian), elkoptat (Hungarian), caith (Irish), fare fuori (Italian), consumare (Italian), 擦り減らす (suriherasu) (Japanese), terō (Latin), taiākotikoti (Maori), gausir (Occitan), abenar (Occitan), usar (Occitan), ai̯brükot [perfective] (Polabian), dezelować [imperfective] (Polish), zdezelować [perfective] (Polish), niszczyć [imperfective] (Polish), zniszczyć [perfective] (Polish), desgastar (Portuguese), изна́шивать (iznášivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), износи́ть (iznosítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), desgastar (Spanish), -chakaa (Swahili), slita ut (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wear_out-en-verb-ZmHbkiCP Disambiguation of 'to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use': 51 9 32 6 1 1 1
  2. (intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain. Tags: intransitive Translations (to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain): մաշվել (mašvel) (Armenian), քրքրվել (kʻrkʻrvel) (Armenian), verslijten (Dutch), kulua (Finnish), s'user (French), escangallar (Galician), ausleiern (english: to get wider) (German), verschleißen (German), sich abnutzen (German), λιώνω (lióno) (Greek), elhasználódik (Hungarian), elkopik (Hungarian), imigh ó mhaith (Irish), deteriorarsi (Italian), usurarsi (Italian), logorare (Italian), 擦り減る (suriheru) (Japanese), សឹក (sək) (Khmer), obsolesco (Latin), taiākotikoti (Maori), ara·chrin (Old Irish), desgastar (Portuguese), desgastar-se (Portuguese), llik'iy (Quechua), изна́шиваться (iznášivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), desgastarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wear_out-en-verb-0Av5Fk-3 Disambiguation of 'to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain': 16 73 3 6 0 1 1
  3. To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion. Translations (to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness): κατατρύχω (katatrúkhō) (Ancient Greek), vermoeien (Dutch), lacigi (Esperanto), kuluttaa (Finnish), väsyttää (Finnish), uuvuttaa (Finnish), fatiguer (French), harasser (French), cansar (Galician), fatigar (Galician), erschöpfen (German), liath (Irish), traoch (Irish), traoith (Irish), esaurire (Italian), sfinire (Italian), 疲れさせる (tsukaresaseru) (Japanese), изма́тывать (izmátyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), изнуря́ть (iznurjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wear_out-en-verb-10qBpAur Disambiguation of "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness": 34 1 57 4 1 1 1
  4. (intransitive) To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary): uitputten (Dutch), väsyä (Finnish), randar (Galician), cansar (Galician), fatigar (Galician), schlapp machen [colloquial] (German), stancare (Italian), 疲れる (tsukareru) (Japanese), устава́ть (ustavátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), утомля́ться (utomljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wear_out-en-verb-kEtp2v-F Disambiguation of 'to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary': 16 8 11 61 1 2 1
  5. Of apparel, to display in public.
    Sense id: en-wear_out-en-verb-Kin7bksO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Old Irish translations, Terms with Polabian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 8 2 50 32 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 7 4 8 4 42 30 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 4 5 3 57 22 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 4 7 3 47 31 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 4 2 52 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 5 13 5 45 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 7 4 8 6 48 21 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 7 4 8 6 48 21 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 6 8 5 48 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 4 6 4 51 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 4 8 6 50 21 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 6 9 5 47 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 4 8 6 45 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 5 8 5 46 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 5 13 5 47 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 3 12 6 50 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 4 10 6 45 21 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 4 6 4 49 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 4 6 4 49 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 8 5 8 6 46 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 4 6 3 55 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 5 8 6 46 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 7 5 7 4 48 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Irish translations: 7 5 10 6 45 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polabian translations: 7 4 7 3 51 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 7 10 10 35 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 4 7 5 54 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 7 4 7 3 50 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 4 6 4 49 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 4 6 4 52 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 7 4 7 3 50 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 4 8 7 47 22 5
  6. Of a shirt, to not tuck into the pants; to wear in a casual manner. Synonyms: outwear Derived forms: wear out one's welcome Related terms: worn-out, worn out (english: as adjective), outworn, wear away, wear down, wear off, wear thin
    Sense id: en-wear_out-en-verb-NzbUAeRv
  7. (chiefly Southern US) To punish by spanking. Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-wear_out-en-verb-9f~aiueH Categories (other): Southern US English

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wears out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wearing out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wore out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worn out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wear<,,wore,worn> out"
      },
      "expansion": "wear out (third-person singular simple present wears out, present participle wearing out, simple past wore out, past participle worn out)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You're going to wear out that game if you keep playing so rough with it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "He wears a pair of tennis shoes out every summer.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "[1877], Anna Sewell, “Jerry Barker”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part III, page 175:",
          "text": "\"You never take the trouble to see if he will go without it; your whip is always going as if you had the St. Vitus' dance in your arm; and if it does not wear you out, it wears your horse out; you know you are always changing your horses, and why? because you never give them any peace or encouragement.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use."
      ],
      "id": "en-wear_out-en-verb-ZmHbkiCP",
      "links": [
        [
          "damaged",
          "damaged"
        ],
        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ],
        [
          "ineffective",
          "ineffective"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ],
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ],
        [
          "careless",
          "careless"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "mašel",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "մաշել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kʻrkʻrel",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "քրքրել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "yırtıb-dağıtmaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "köhnəltmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "verslijten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "eluziĝi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "kuluttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "user"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "abnutzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "verschleißen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exantló",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "εξαντλώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lióno",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "λιώνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "elhasznál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "elkoptat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "caith"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "fare fuori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "consumare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "suriherasu",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "擦り減らす"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "terō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "taiākotikoti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "gausir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "abenar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "usar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "pox",
          "lang": "Polabian",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ai̯brükot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "dezelować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdezelować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "niszczyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zniszczyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "desgastar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "iznášivatʹ",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "изна́шивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "iznosítʹ",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "износи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "desgastar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "-chakaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "51 9 32 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
          "word": "slita ut"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The old tractor finally wore out.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "My shoes wear out quickly now that I walk to work.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1942 September and October, “Notes and News: The Stanmore Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 311:",
          "text": "Mr. Simpson adds that the station at Stanmore appears practically unchanged from the time of its opening, even to the L.N.W.R. rubber doormat, which \"shows no signs of wearing out.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain."
      ],
      "id": "en-wear_out-en-verb-0Av5Fk-3",
      "links": [
        [
          "deteriorate",
          "deteriorate"
        ],
        [
          "unusable",
          "unusable"
        ],
        [
          "ineffective",
          "ineffective"
        ],
        [
          "exposure",
          "exposure"
        ],
        [
          "strain",
          "strain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "mašvel",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "մաշվել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kʻrkʻrvel",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "քրքրվել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "verslijten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "kulua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "s'user"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "escangallar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "to get wider",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "ausleiern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "verschleißen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "sich abnutzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lióno",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "λιώνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "elhasználódik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "elkopik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "imigh ó mhaith"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "ara·chrin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "deteriorarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "usurarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "logorare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "suriheru",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "擦り減る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sək",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "សឹក"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
          "word": "obsolesco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "16 73 3 6 0 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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      "links": [
        [
          "damaged",
          "damaged"
        ],
        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ],
        [
          "ineffective",
          "ineffective"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ],
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ],
        [
          "careless",
          "careless"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The old tractor finally wore out.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "My shoes wear out quickly now that I walk to work.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1942 September and October, “Notes and News: The Stanmore Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 311:",
          "text": "Mr. Simpson adds that the station at Stanmore appears practically unchanged from the time of its opening, even to the L.N.W.R. rubber doormat, which \"shows no signs of wearing out.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deteriorate",
          "deteriorate"
        ],
        [
          "unusable",
          "unusable"
        ],
        [
          "ineffective",
          "ineffective"
        ],
        [
          "exposure",
          "exposure"
        ],
        [
          "strain",
          "strain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You kids are wearing me out!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Trying to keep up with politics wears me out.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Our physical advantage allowed us to wear the other team out and win.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exhaust",
          "exhaust"
        ],
        [
          "exhaustion",
          "exhaustion"
        ],
        [
          "fatigue",
          "fatigue"
        ],
        [
          "weariness",
          "weariness"
        ],
        [
          "strain",
          "strain"
        ],
        [
          "exertion",
          "exertion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm wearing out, guys. Time to go to sleep.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Lancaster (1860)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 58:",
          "text": "They built our railways, but they wore themselves out in the process.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exhausted",
          "exhausted"
        ],
        [
          "tired",
          "tired"
        ],
        [
          "fatigued",
          "fatigued"
        ],
        [
          "weary",
          "weary"
        ],
        [
          "strain",
          "strain"
        ],
        [
          "exertion",
          "exertion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Those sweatpants are great for loafing around the house, but they're not meant to be worn out.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of apparel, to display in public."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apparel",
          "apparel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A dress shirt should be tucked in, but a t-shirt can be worn out.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a shirt, to not tuck into the pants; to wear in a casual manner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tuck",
          "tuck"
        ],
        [
          "casual",
          "casual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Southern US English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To punish by spanking."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spanking",
          "spanking"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Southern US) To punish by spanking."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-US"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "outwear"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mašel",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "մաշել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kʻrkʻrel",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "քրքրել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "yırtıb-dağıtmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "köhnəltmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "verslijten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "eluziĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "kuluttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "user"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "abnutzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "verschleißen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exantló",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "εξαντλώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lióno",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "λιώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "elhasznál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "elkoptat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "caith"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "fare fuori"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "consumare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suriherasu",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "擦り減らす"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "terō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "taiākotikoti"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "gausir"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "abenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "usar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pox",
      "lang": "Polabian",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ai̯brükot"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dezelować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdezelować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "niszczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zniszczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "desgastar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iznášivatʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "изна́шивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iznosítʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "износи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "desgastar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "-chakaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use",
      "word": "slita ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mašvel",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "մաշվել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kʻrkʻrvel",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "քրքրվել"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "verslijten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "kulua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "s'user"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "escangallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "to get wider",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "ausleiern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "verschleißen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "sich abnutzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lióno",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "λιώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "elhasználódik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "elkopik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "imigh ó mhaith"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "ara·chrin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "deteriorarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "usurarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "logorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suriheru",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "擦り減る"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sək",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "សឹក"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "obsolesco"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "taiākotikoti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "desgastar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "desgastar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "llik'iy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iznášivatʹsja",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "изна́шиваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain",
      "word": "desgastarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "vermoeien"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "lacigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "kuluttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "väsyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "uuvuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "fatiguer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "harasser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "cansar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "fatigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "erschöpfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "katatrúkhō",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "κατατρύχω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "liath"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "traoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "traoith"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "esaurire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "sfinire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsukaresaseru",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "word": "疲れさせる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izmátyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "изма́тывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iznurjátʹ",
      "sense": "to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "изнуря́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "word": "uitputten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "word": "väsyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "word": "randar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "word": "cansar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "word": "fatigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "schlapp machen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "word": "stancare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsukareru",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "word": "疲れる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustavátʹ",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "устава́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "utomljátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "утомля́ться"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wear out"
}

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