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Meaning:
Noun:
- uncountable Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
- uncountable fashion
- uncountable (''in combination'') Clothing (such as footwear).
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Proper noun:
- A river in the county of Tyne and Wear in north east England. The city of Sunderland is found upon its banks.
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Verb:
- colloquial (in the phrase "''wearing on (someone)''") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
- intransitive (''of time'') To pass slowly, gradually or tediously. Often as ''wore on'', ''wore away''.
- intransitive To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
- intransitive To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use. ''See also'' '''wear away''', '''wear down''', '''wear off''', '''wear out''', '''wear thin'''.
- nautical To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. ''See also'' gybe, jibe.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
- To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary. ''See also'' '''wear out'''.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
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