wear out

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)

hyponym	:	beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up,
definition	:	wear out completely (verb.body)

hyponym	:	overfatigue, overtire, overweary,
definition	:	tire excessively (verb.body)

cause	:	fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary,
definition	:	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (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. go to pieces (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	crumble, decay, dilapidate,
definition	:	fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)

hyponym	:	fray, frazzle,
definition	:	wear away by rubbing (verb.contact)

verb group	:	break, bust,
definition	:	ruin completely (verb.contact)

4. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb.body)

antonym	:	freshen, refresh, refreshen,
definition	:	make fresh again (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)

5. go to pieces (verb.contact)

also	:	wear away, wear off,
definition	:	diminish, as by friction (verb.contact)

also	:	break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off,
definition	:	break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

also	:	wear away, whittle away, whittle down,
definition	:	cut away in small pieces (verb.contact)

also	:	break apart, break up, crash,
definition	:	break violently or noisily; smash (verb.contact)

derivation	:	wear,
definition	:	impairment resulting from long use (noun.state)

derivation	:	breakable,
definition	:	capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all)

6. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb.body)

antonym	:	freshen, refresh, refreshen,
definition	:	make fresh again (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)

7. go to pieces (verb.contact)

also	:	wear away, wear off,
definition	:	diminish, as by friction (verb.contact)

also	:	break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off,
definition	:	break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

also	:	wear away, whittle away, whittle down,
definition	:	cut away in small pieces (verb.contact)

also	:	break apart, break up, crash,
definition	:	break violently or noisily; smash (verb.contact)

derivation	:	wear,
definition	:	impairment resulting from long use (noun.state)

derivation	:	breakable,
definition	:	capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all)