Associations to the word «Outwear»

Noun

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Wiktionary

OUTWEAR, verb. To wear out
OUTWEAR, verb. To outlast
OUTWEAR, verb. To survive longer

Dictionary definition

OUTWEAR, verb. Last longer than others; "This material outwears all others".
OUTWEAR, verb. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats