wore-out
[ wawr-out, wohr- ]
/ ˈwɔrˈaʊt, ˈwoʊr- /
adjective Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
Words nearby wore-out
wordstock,
wordsworth,
wordsworth, william,
wordy,
wore,
wore-out,
work,
work back,
work both sides of the street,
work camp,
work ethic
Definition for wore out (2 of 2)
Origin of wear
before 900; (v.) Middle English
weren to have (clothes) on the body, waste, damage, suffer waste or damage, Old English
werian; cognate with Old Norse
verja, Gothic
wasjan to clothe; (noun) late Middle English
were act of carrying on the body, derivative of the v.; akin to Latin
vestis clothing (see
vest)
OTHER WORDS FROM wear
wear·er, noun re·wear, verb, re·wore, re·worn, re·wear·ing.British Dictionary definitions for wore out (1 of 3)
Wear
/ (wɪə) /
noun
a river in NE England, rising in NW Durham and flowing southeast then northeast to the North Sea at Sunderland. Length: 105 km (65 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for wore out (2 of 3)
wear
1
/ (wɛə) /
verb wears, wearing, wore or worn
noun
Derived forms of wear
wearer, nounWord Origin for wear
Old English
werian; related to Old High German
werien, Old Norse
verja, Gothic
vasjan
British Dictionary definitions for wore out (3 of 3)
wear
2
/ (wɛə) /
verb wears, wearing, wore or worn
nautical
to tack by gybing instead of by going through stays
Word Origin for wear
C17: from earlier
weare, of unknown origin
Idioms and Phrases with wore out
wear