wear out
[verb]
Synonyms: exhaust, bugger, fag, frazzle, knock out, outtire, outwear, poop, prostrate, tucker, whip, flagellate, flog, hide, larrup, lash, scourge, stripe, thrash, whale

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

wear out phrasal verb (see also wear)

1. to become damaged and useless, or to make something like this, by using it a lot or for a long time:
My boots are beginning to wear out.
wear something ↔ out
He travels so much he actually wears out suitcases.

2. wear somebody out to make someone feel extremely tired Synonym : exhaust:
All this shopping has worn us out.
wear yourself out
Illness and death came suddenly; over the years she had simply worn herself out.

3. wear out your welcome to stay with someone longer than they want you to
⇒ worn out

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

wear out
wear (someone) out
to make someone very tired.
Those kids wore their grandmother out.

The journey wore him out, and he went straight to bed as soon as he got to the hotel.

wear out (something)
to use something so much that it can no longer be used.
Randy's been cooking in a kitchen that's so old, almost everything in it has simply worn out.

He wore out a pair of running shoes every three months.

Usage notes: sometimes used without something:
On rough roads, tires wear out fast.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

wear out something
wear out (something)
to use something so much that it can no longer be used.
Randy's been cooking in a kitchen that's so old, almost everything in it has simply worn out.

He wore out a pair of running shoes every three months.

Usage notes: sometimes used without something:
On rough roads, tires wear out fast.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

wear out
use or wear something until it becomes useless
My shoes wore out during my trip to Paris.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

wear out
v.
1a. To use or wear until useless.
Bobby got a toy truck that would run on a battery, and he used it so much that he soon wore it out.
The stockings are so worn out that they can't be mended any more.
Compare: GIVE OUT⁴, USE UP.
1b. To become useless from use or wear.
The old clock finally wore out.
One shoe wore out before the other.
2. or tire out To make very tired; weaken.
The children played inside when it rained, and they soon wore out their mother.
When Dick got home from the long walk, he was all worn out.
■ Often used with "oneself".
Don't wear yourself out by playing too hard.
Compare: GIVE OUT⁴.
3. To make by rubbing, scraping, or washing.
The waterfall has worn out a hole in the stone beneath it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲