wear off English

Meaning wear off meaning

What does wear off mean?

wear off

— verb (= wear, wear out) deteriorate through use or stress The constant friction wore out the cloth

— verb (= wear away) diminish, as by friction Erosion wore away the surface

Synonyms wear off synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as wear off?

wear off English » English

wear away

wear down

wear out

wear

wear thin

pass away

abrade

wipe out

use up

use

spend

slope off

scurry

scuff

run-in

run along

rub off

rub down

peter out

pass over

pass off

lose strength

leave

lay out

lam

incinerate

grind down

go off

go bankrupt

go away

go

get through

get away

fret

fool away

fly

fleet

flee

fade away

fade

expend

eat up

eat away

eat

drop

drive off

drive away

drain

destroy

degrade

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States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something

• What words refer to something stopping gradually?
  fade away wear off go away die away