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1wear\ off — • wear down • wear off • wear away v 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone. The eraser has worn off my pencil. The grass has worn away… …
2wear off — • wear off • wear away remove or disappear little by little by use, time or weather The name on the front of my passport has worn off from using it too much …
3wear off — verb 1. deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear out, ↑wear down, ↑wear thin • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear …
4wear off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms wear off : present tense I/you/we/they wear off he/she/it wears off present participle wearing off past tense wore off past participle worn off 1) if something such as a pain, an emotion, or a feeling wears… …
5wear off — verb a) to diminish in effect The effect of the injection will gradually wear off. b) to disappear because of being abraded, over polished, or abused The silver plating on that cheap silverware will wear off …
6wear off — phr verb Wear off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑anaesthetic, ↑effect, ↑enthusiasm, ↑excitement, ↑novelty …
7wear off — not have as much effect, not affect as much The effects of the drug began to wear off, and the pain returned …
8wear off — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, be all over, be no more, become extinct, become void, blow over, die, die away, erode, expire, fray, frazzle, fret, go out, have it, have its time, lapse, pass, pass away, rub off, run its course, run… …
9wear off — PHRASAL VERB If a sensation or feeling wears off, it disappears slowly until it no longer exists or has any effect. [V P] For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off... [V P] Now that the initial shock was wearing… …
10wear off — I. (Active.) 1. Obliterate, rub off. 2. Diminish by attrition, rub off. II. (Neuter.) Pass off by degrees or gradually …
