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Meaning of wears
verb
- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc. Example: He's wearing some nice pants today. She wore her medals with pride. Please wear your seatbelt. Can you wear makeup and sunscreen at the same time? He was wearing his lunch after tripping and falling into the buffet.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner. Example: He wears eyeglasses. She wears her hair in braids.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance. Example: She wore a smile all day. He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction.
- (with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation. Example: I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use. Example: You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes. The water has slowly worn a channel into these rocks. Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. Exile had worn the man to a shadow.
verb
- To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- To defend; protect.
- To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel. Example: to wear the wolf from the sheep
- To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
noun
- An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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