wear out
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- To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
- To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
- To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.
- To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion.
- Of apparel, to display in public.
- Of a shirt, to not tuck into the pants; to wear in a casual manner.
- To punish by spanking.
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