wear out

Verb

 * 1) To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
 * 2)  To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
 * 3) To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.
 * You kids are wearing me out!
 * Trying to keep up with politics wears me out.
 * Our physical advantage allowed us to wear the other team out and win.
 * 1)  To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion.
 * 2) Of apparel, to display in public.
 * Those sweatpants are great for loafing around the house, but they're not meant to be worn out.
 * 1) Of a shirt, to not tuck into the pants; to wear in a casual manner.
 * A dress shirt should be tucked in, but a t-shirt can be worn out.
 * 1)  To punish by spanking.
 * 1)  To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion.
 * 2) Of apparel, to display in public.
 * Those sweatpants are great for loafing around the house, but they're not meant to be worn out.
 * 1) Of a shirt, to not tuck into the pants; to wear in a casual manner.
 * A dress shirt should be tucked in, but a t-shirt can be worn out.
 * 1)  To punish by spanking.
 * A dress shirt should be tucked in, but a t-shirt can be worn out.
 * 1)  To punish by spanking.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:fatigue
 * See also Thesaurus:fatigue

Translations

 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: yırtıb-dağıtmaq, köhnəltmək
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: eluziĝi
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: caith
 * Italian: fare fuori,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: terō
 * Maori: taiākotikoti
 * Occitan:, ,
 * Polabian: ai̯brükot
 * Polish:, zdezelować, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: chakaa


 * Armenian: ,
 * Basque:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: s'
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German: to get wider,, sich abnutzen
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: imigh ó mhaith
 * Old Irish: ara·chrin
 * Italian: deteriorarsi, usurarsi,
 * Japanese: 擦り減る
 * Khmer:
 * Latin: obsolesco
 * Maori: taiākotikoti
 * Mongolian:
 * Portuguese:, desgastar-se
 * Quechua: llik'iy
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: lacigi
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: cansar, fatigar
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κατατρύχω
 * Irish:, traoch, traoith
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 疲れさせる
 * Russian: ,


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Galician: randar, cansar, fatigar
 * German: schlapp machen
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Russian: ,


 * Irish: caith