wear

Noun

• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
  • she bought it for everyday wear
    

• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

• impairment resulting from long use
  • the tires showed uneven wear
    

Verb

• 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
    

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

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

• last and be usable
  • This dress wore well for almost ten years
    

• have or show an appearance of
  • wear one's hair in a certain way
    

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

• have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
  • He always wears a smile
    

• have on one's person
  • He wore a red ribbon
    
  • bear a scar
    

• be dressed in
  • She was wearing yellow that day
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  wearing , clothing , article of clothing , vesture , wearable , habiliment , put on , get into , don , assume , break , wear out , bust , fall apart , hold out , endure , wear off , wear down , wear thin , bear , have on