wear in WordNet English dictionary

1. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
   clothing  article of clothing  vesture  wear  wearable  habiliment 
   
2. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
   "she bought it for everyday wear"
   wear  wearing 
   
3. impairment resulting from long use
   "the tires showed uneven wear"
   wear 
   

1. put clothing on one's body
   "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
   wear  put on  get into  don  assume 
   
2. have on one's person
   "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
   wear  bear 
   
3. go to pieces
   "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
   break  wear  wear out  bust  fall apart 
   
4. last and be usable
   "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
   wear  hold out  endure 
   
5. be dressed in
   "She was wearing yellow that day"
   wear  have on 
   
6. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
   tire  wear upon  tire out  wear  weary  jade  wear out  outwear  wear down  fag out  fag  fatigue 
   
7. have or show an appearance of
   "wear one's hair in a certain way"
   wear 
   
8. deteriorate through use or stress
   "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
   wear  wear off  wear out  wear down  wear thin 
   
9. have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
   "He always wears a smile"
   wear