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121wear v — Fraternity motto: Semper ubi sub ubi (Latin: semper always, ubi where, sub under.) worn out adj …
122wear down — 1) make something become less useful or smaller or weaker by wearing or aging Little by little the water wore down the rocks at the edge of the river. 2) exhaust or tire someone out He was worn down after the meeting that took seven hours …
123out-of-uniform day — /aʊt əv ˈjunəfɔm deɪ/ (say owt uhv yoohnuhfawm day) noun Eastern States a day at school on which pupils are permitted to wear casual clothes rather than uniform, usually as a fund raising exercise. Compare Chiefly Victoria, SA and WA casual day;… …
124wear-in — As the piston slides up and down the cylinder of a new engine, the rings rub against the rough cylinder walls. The roughness smooths out in time so that a near perfect fit is achieved. Also called broken in …
125poop out — Synonyms and related words: beat, blow, blow up, break, break down, burn out, cave in, collapse, come apart, come to naught, come to nothing, come unstuck, conk out, crack up, crumble, debilitate, decline, disintegrate, do in, do up, droop, drop …
126tire out — verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑wear out, ↑ …
127tucker out — verb wear out completely This kind of work exhausts me I m beat He was all washed up after the exam • Syn: ↑exhaust, ↑wash up, ↑beat, ↑tucker • Derivationally related fo …
128burn out — Synonyms and related words: beat, blow, break down, collapse, crack up, debilitate, die, die away, die out, do in, do up, droop, drop, enervate, exhaust, fag, fag out, faint, fatigue, fizzle, fizzle out, flag, flame out, frazzle, gasp, get tired …
