WEAR OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Deteriorate through use or stress

Example:

The constant friction wore out the cloth

Synonyms:

wear; wear down; wear off; wear out; wear thin

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "wear off" is one way to...):

deteriorate (become worse or disintegrate)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wear off"):

ablate (wear away through erosion or vaporization)

scuff (get or become scuffed)

Sentence frames:

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Meaning:

Diminish, as by friction

Example:

Erosion wore away the surface

Synonyms:

wear away; wear off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "wear off" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wear off"):

Sentence frame:

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