Definitions for wore
wore
wore
Spelling: [wawr, wohr]
IPA: /wɔr, woʊr/
Wore is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 22 anagrams from letters in wore (eorw).
Definitions for wore
noun
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the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
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the state of being worn, as on the person.
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clothing or other articles for wearing; especially when fashionable or appropriate for a particular function (often used in combination):
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gradual impairment, wasting, diminution, etc., as from use:
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the quality of resisting deterioration with use; durability.
verb
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simple past tense of wear.
Idioms
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wear thin,
to diminish; weaken:
to become less appealing, interesting, tolerable, etc.:
Verb phrases
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wear down,
to reduce or impair by long wearing:
to weary; tire:
to prevail by persistence; overcome:
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wear off, to diminish slowly or gradually or to diminish in effect; disappear:
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wear out,
to make or become unfit or useless through hard or extended use:
to expend, consume, or remove, especially slowly or gradually.
to exhaust, as by continued strain; weary:
verb (used with object)
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to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like:
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to have or use on the person habitually:
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to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance:
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to cause (garments, linens, etc.) to deteriorate or change by wear:
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to impair, deteriorate, or consume gradually by use or any continued process:
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to waste or diminish gradually by rubbing, scraping, washing, etc.:
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to make (a hole, channel, way, etc.) by such action.
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to bring about or cause a specified condition in (a person or thing) by use, deterioration, or gradual change:
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to weary; fatigue; exhaust:
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to pass (time) gradually or tediously (usually followed by away or out):
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Nautical. to bring (a vessel) on another tack by turning until the wind is on the stern.
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British Dialect. to gather and herd (sheep or cattle) to a pen or pasture.
verb (used without object)
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to undergo gradual impairment, diminution, reduction, etc., from wear, use, attrition, or other causes (often followed by away, down, out, or off).
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to retain shape, color, usefulness, value, etc., under wear, use, or any continued strain:
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(of time) to pass, especially slowly or tediously (often followed by on or away):
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to have the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate, especially after a relatively long association:
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Nautical. (of a vessel) to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
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Obsolete. to be commonly worn; to be in fashion.
Origin of wore
before 900; (v.) Middle English weren to have (clothes) on the body, waste, damage, suffer waste or damage, Old English werian; cognate with Old Norse verja, Gothic wasjan to clothe; (noun) l
Examples for wore
At various times, we had spoken about honors--Hitchcock had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur and wore a ribbon in his lapel.
So she wore the sacrificial air of a young nun and played "The Holy City."
Muslim Samantha Elauf was qualified to work at A & F—except that she wore a hijab.
She wore his ring on a fine chain around her neck, and grew prettier every day.
All that he touched and ate and wore and used was of the same material Absolute.
The little Htel Bardol wore a look of cheerfulness and welcome, nevertheless.
As was his custom, he wore no overcoat, but a short sweater under his coat.
Presumably, had the deputies who pinned Saylor wore body cameras, video evidence would have helped determine what happened to him.
Reportedly, George Custer wore a Stetson into Little Big Horn.
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.