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Every day I'd come home after school, pop the hood of my mom's car, put alligator clips on the battery, and wire into the house and go play on my computer. If I used it for too long, I'd wear down the car battery, and my mom would be all mad at me the next day.
Ryan Holmes

Meaning of "wear down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEAR DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEAR DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wear down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES WEAR DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wear down in the English dictionary

The definition of wear down in the dictionary is to consume or be consumed by long or constant wearing, rubbing, etc. Other definition of wear down is to overcome or be overcome gradually by persistent effort.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEAR DOWN

wear
wear and tear
wear off
wear one´s heart on one´s sleeve
wear out
wear out one´s welcome
wear ship
wear the trousers
wear-resistant
wearability
wearable
wearables
wearer
wearied
wearier
wearies
weariest
weariful
wearifully
wearifulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEAR DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of wear down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WEAR DOWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wear down» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wear down

Translation of «wear down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEAR DOWN

Find out the translation of wear down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wear down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wear down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拖垮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desgastar
570 millions of speakers

English

wear down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे पहनने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

измотать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desgastam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচে পরিধান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´user
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memakai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zermürben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

すり減る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyandhang mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm mòn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழே அணியுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली झोपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yıpratmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consumare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nosić w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вимотати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φθείρω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dra af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slits
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slites ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wear down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAR DOWN»

The term «wear down» is regularly used and occupies the 83.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAR DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wear down

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2 QUOTES WITH «WEAR DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wear down.
1
Ryan Holmes
Every day I'd come home after school, pop the hood of my mom's car, put alligator clips on the battery, and wire into the house and go play on my computer. If I used it for too long, I'd wear down the car battery, and my mom would be all mad at me the next day.
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Federica Montseny
Our constancy, same might call it our madness, was necessary to wear down the oppressive forces of the old democracy which, in Spain, was a hundred years behind the times.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEAR DOWN»

Discover the use of wear down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wear down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamentals of Friction and Wear
Readers of this book will become familiar with the concepts and techniques of nanotribology, explained by an international team of scientists and engineers, actively involved and with long experience in this field.
Enrico Gnecco, Ernst Meyer, 2007
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Hull and Structural Surveys
Ordinary Survey • Examination of propeller shaft, coupling bolt and stern tube • Examination by "Magnetic Particle Method" on propeller fitting parts • Clearances in stern tubes or wear down of stern bearings (before pulling out and after fitting)  ...
International Maritime Organization, 2004
3
Wear and Tear: Stop the Pain and Put the Spring Back in Your ...
Do the heels wear down first? I found that mine do — right down to the sole! Do you have to replace your heels often? If your heels wear down very quickly, you may be a heel pounder. ♢ Do you walk straight-legged? Look at your stride in the  ...
Bob Arnot, 2003
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Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions: ...
Biological input into rock wear down must be regarded as a process with global consequences. Physical and chemical processes at the scale of single rock samples are not of general interest. Kant (1747, 1754, 1755, 1756a, b) may have  ...
Francois Buscot, Ajit Varma, 2006
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Rock Stars wear White Socks too!
And it didn't look like the guy would wear down too easily to begin with. The handcuffs were removed. He came at Trev with vengeance and force. Trev sidestepped, and the guy fell right passed him. Which made the guy mad. So he came at ...
Dannette Genasci, 2014
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United States Congressional serial set
As a rifle is shot a great deal the lands wear down, and this land is more prominent than that one. Q. Because the .30 caliber is a little bit smaller than the 7.65 caliber, isn't it? — A. That would account for it; yes, sir. Q. Then do not the lands ...
‎1908
7
Hearings before the Committee on Military Affairs, United ...
As a rifle is shot a great deal the lands wear down, and this land is more prominent than that one. Q. Because the .30 caliber is a little bit smaller than the 7.65 caliber, isn't it? — A. That would account for it; yes, sir. Q. Then do not the lands ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs, 1907
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Affray at Brownsville, Tex. ...
As a rifle is shot a great deal the lands wear down, and this land is more prominent than that one. Q. Because the .30 caliber is a little bit smaller than the 7.65 caliber, isn't it?— A. That would account for it; yes, sir. Q. Then do not the lands wear ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs, Francis Emroy Warren, 1908
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Affray at Brownsville, Tex: Summary discharge or mustering ...
As a rifle is shot a great deal the lands wear down, and this land is more prominent than that one. Q. Because the .30 caliber is a little bit smaller than the 7.65 caliber, isn't it? — A. That would account for it; yes, sir. Q. Then do not the lands ...
Francis Emroy Warren, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs, 1908
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Congressional serial set
As a rifle is shot a great deal the lands wear down, and this land is more prominent than that one. Q. Because the .30 caliber is a little bit smaller than the 7.65 caliber, isn't it? — A. That would account for it; yes, sir. Q. Then do not the lands ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1908

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEAR DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wear down is used in the context of the following news items.
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DualShock 4 Controllers: Gamers Say Analog Sticks Wear Down
A possible solution to the problem is a set of four thumb pads that Amazon sells for controllers that wear down quickly. They are meant for the PS3, but they ... «The Inquisitr, Dec 13»
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Twin Brothers Wear Down USC In UCLA's 64-54 Win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Wear had 16 points and 13 rebounds and twin brother Travis Wear had 14 points and 11 boards, helping UCLA beat Southern ... «CBS Local, Feb 12»

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