wear1
  
  v.
 (past wore; past part. worn  
/wɔːn/
)
          - have (something) on one's body or a part of one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.
 - exhibit or present (a particular facial expression or appearance).
 - undergo or cause to undergo damage or destruction by friction or use. 
▸form (a hole, path, etc.) in this way.
 - withstand continued use to a specified degree:
 the fabric wears well wash after wash.
 - 
(wear off)
 lose effectiveness or intensity.
 - 
(wear someone/thing down)
 overcome someone or something by persistence.
 - 
(wear someone/thing out)
 exhaust someone or something. 
▸
[as adj. wearing]
 mentally or physically tiring.
 - 
[usu. with neg.]
 Brit. informal tolerate or accept.
 - 
(wear on)
 (of time) pass slowly or tediously.
 - (of a ship) fly (a flag).
 
n.
   - the action of wearing or the state of being worn.
 - clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type:
 evening wear.
 - damage sustained from continuous use. 
▸the capacity for withstanding such damage.
 
 
  Phrase
  
    
      - wear thin
 gradually dwindle or be used up. 
    
   
  Derivative
  
    - wearability n.
  - wearable adj.
  - wearer n.
  - wearingly adv.
 
   
  Etymology
  OE werian, of Gmc origin.
 
  
    
wear2
  
  v.
 (past and past part. wore)
 Sailing  bring (a ship) about by turning its head away from the wind.
 
  Etymology
  C17: of unknown origin.