wear
     n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven
          wear"
     2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing},
         {article of clothing}, {vesture}]
     3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
        "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wearing}]
     v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {have
          on}]
     2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
        [syn: {bear}]
     3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude
        or personality; "He always wears a smile"
     4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
        wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear off}, {wear out}, {wear
        thin}]
     5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain
        way"
     6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
        years" [syn: {hold out}, {endure}]
     7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
        wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
        [syn: {break}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
     8: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
        "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear
        upon}, {tire out}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear},
         {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
     9: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He
        put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess
        donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately
        robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {put on}, {get into},
         {don}, {assume}]
     [also: {worn}, {wore}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0