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wear off
DEFINITIONS OF:
wear off
1
v
diminish, as by friction
Synonyms:
wear away
Types:
abrade
,
abrase
,
corrade
,
rub down
,
rub off
wear away
chafe
,
excoriate
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
rasp
scrape with a rasp
Type of:
remove
,
take
,
take away
,
withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
v
deteriorate through use or stress
Synonyms:
wear
,
wear down
,
wear out
,
wear thin
Types:
ablate
wear away through erosion or vaporization
scuff
get or become scuffed
Type of:
deteriorate
become worse or disintegrate
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