Collins English-English Dictionary

wear [wεə]

1. 1. vt. [tr] to carry or have (a garment, etc) on one's person as clothing, ornament, etc

2. 2. vt. [tr] to carry or have on one's person habitually

   she wears a lot of red

3. 3. vt. [tr] to have in one's aspect

   to wear a smile

4. 4. vt. [tr] to display, show, or fly

   a ship wears its colours

5. 5. vt. to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate by constant use or action

6. 6. vt. to produce or be produced by constant rubbing, scraping, etc

   to wear a hole in one's trousers

7. 7. vt. to bring or be brought to a specified condition by constant use or action

   to wear a tyre to shreds

8. 8. vi. [intr] to submit to constant use or action in a specified way

   his suit wears well

9. 9. vt. [tr] to harass or weaken

10. 10. vt. [when intr, often foll by on] (of time) to pass or be passed slowly

11. 11. vt. [tr] [Brit] [slang] to accept

    Larry won't wear that argument

12. 12. n the act of wearing or state of being worn

13. 13. n

14. 14. n anything designed to be worn

    leisure wear

15. 15. n (in combination)

    nightwear

16. 16. n deterioration from constant or normal use or action

17. 17. n the quality of resisting the effects of constant use

18. 18. n See also wear down wear off wear out

19. 19. n [Etymology] Old English werian; related to Old High German werien, Old Norse verja, Gothic vasjan

wear [wεə]

1. 1. vb [nautical] to tack by gybing instead of by going through stays

2. 2. vb [Etymology] C17: from earlier weare, of unknown origin