wear out

Verb

• deteriorate through use or stress
  • The constant friction wore out the cloth
    

• go to pieces
  • The lawn mower finally broke
    
  • The gears wore out
    
  • The old chair finally fell apart completely
    

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  • We wore ourselves out on this hike
    

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• Synonyms: 
  wear , wear off , wear down , wear thin , break , bust , fall apart