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Outwear

To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.

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Manner of action 6

Beat 76% connected

of Beat

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Exhaust 76% connected

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Overfatigue 76% connected

Excessive fatigue.

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Overtire 76% connected

To tire to excess; to exhaust.

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Overweary 76% connected

To weary too much; to tire out.

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Tucker 76% connected

One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made.

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Broader term 7

Exceed 76% connected

To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Indispose 76% connected

To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Outdo 76% connected

To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.

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Outgo 76% connected

To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo.

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Outstrip 76% connected

To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing.

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Surmount 76% connected

To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Surpass 76% connected

To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.

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Derivationally related 2

Wear 74% connected

Same as Weir.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wear 74% connected

Same as Weir.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Causes 5

Fatigue 72% connected

Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

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Jade 72% connected

A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamenta…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pall 72% connected

Same as Pawl.

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Tire 72% connected

A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weary 72% connected

Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.

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Synonym 6

Fag 92% connected

A knot or coarse part in cloth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fatigue 92% connected

Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Jade 92% connected

A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamenta…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tire 92% connected

A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wear 92% connected

Same as Weir.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Weary 92% connected

Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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