Local English word record

wear down

verb · 2 senses

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

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Examples

  • We wore ourselves out on this hike

Word relationships

Synonyms

tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, fag out, fag, fatigue

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Princeton WordNet 3.0