wears out
Gradually falls apart
Wears out means to exhaust through use or time.
Clothing wears out from repeated washing.
Machinery wears out from friction.
People wear out from exertion: The kids wore me out.
To wear out your welcome is to stay too long or impose too much.
Something worn out is no longer functional or effective: These old shoes are completely worn out.
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- runs downDepletes or disparages
- drainsPipes removing wastewater
- frayingComing apart threadwise
- wears thinGradually loses effect
erode · deteriorate · burnout · attrition · fatigue · tattered · deplete · used up · threadbare · tiredness · breakdown · weariness · run ragged · atrophy · on its last legs · falling to pieces · falls apart · weakens
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, eats away
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- consumeseats, devours, consumes, ingests, swallows
- breaks downfalls apart, collapses, crumbles, disintegrates, analyzes
- exhaust partstailpipe, muffler, manifold, catalytic converter, exhaust pipe