wear down
English Thesaurus
1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | indispose, |
| definition | : | cause to feel unwell (verb.body) |
2. deteriorate through use or stress (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | deteriorate, |
| definition | : | become worse or disintegrate (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | ablate, |
| definition | : | wear away through erosion or vaporization (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | scuff, |
| definition | : | get or become scuffed (verb.contact) |
3. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb.body)
| derivation | : | hack, jade, nag, plug, |
| definition | : | an old or over-worked horse (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | fatigue, tiredness, weariness, |
| definition | : | temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | wear, wear, |
| definition | : | impairment resulting from long use (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | hack, jade, nag, plug, |
| definition | : | an old or over-worked horse (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | fatigue, tiredness, weariness, |
| definition | : | temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | wear, wear, |
| definition | : | impairment resulting from long use (noun.state) |
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