wear out

verb

  1. 1

    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

    We wore ourselves out on this hike

  2. 2

    deteriorate through use or stress

    The constant friction wore out the cloth

  3. 3

    go to pieces

    The lawn mower finally broke

    The gears wore out

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