wear out
wear out
English
Verb
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Definition
To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
Example Sentences
- "You're going to wear out that game if you keep playing so rough with it."
- "He wears a pair of tennis shoes out every summer."
- ""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.""
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