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  • 1 wear away

    (to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) λιώνω, τρώγω, σβήνω

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  • 2 Wear

    v. trans.
    Of clothes, weapons, etc.: P. and V. φορεῖν, ἔχειν.
    Wear arms: (absol.), P. σιδηροφορεῖν (or mid.).
    Wear out: P. and V. τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
    met.; see Weary.
    Worn by chariot wheels: V. ἐπημαξευμένος τροχοῖσι (Soph., Ant. 251); see Beaten.
    Wear away: P. and V. τρίβειν. Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
    V. intrans.
    Last: P. and V. ἀντέχειν; see Last.
    Wear away: P. and V. τρίβεσθαι. Ar. and P. κατατρίβεσθαι.
    Wear off, pass away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν; see Fade.
    Wear out ( clothes): Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
    Exhaust: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν. P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, τρίβειν,V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.
    Be worn out, of clothes: Ar. and P. κατατρίβεσθαι.
    met., P. and V. τρύχεσθαι, πιέζεσθαι, Ar. and V. τείρεσθαι, V. καταξαίνεσθαι; see waste away.
    Flag, faint: P. ἀπαγορεύειν, παραλύεσθαι, ἀποκάμνειν, Ar. and P. ταλαιπωρεῖσθαι, κατατρίβεσθαι, P. and V. ἀπειπεῖν, κάμνειν (rare P.); see Flag.

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  • 3 wear

    [weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb
    1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) φορώ
    2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) έχω, φτιάχνω (μαλλιά)
    3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) έχω (έκφραση)
    4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) λιώνω, φθείρω / φθείρομαι, τρίβω / -ομαι
    5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) ανοίγω με το τρίψιμο
    6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) αντέχω
    2. noun
    1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) χρήση
    2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) ρούχα
    3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) φθορά
    4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) αντοχή, `ψωμιά`
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    - wearer
    - wearing
    - worn
    - wear away
    - wear off
    - wear out
    - worn out

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  • 4 Eat

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Eur., Cycl. 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν; see also Feed.
    Munch: Ar. and P. τρώγειν, Ar. κατατρώγειν.
    Something to eat: P. ἐδώδιμόν τι (Thuc. 7, 78).
    Leave ( one) to be eaten by dogs: V. ἐᾶν (τινά) πρὸς κυνῶν ἐδεστόν (Soph., Ant. 206).
    Eat away ( as a disease does): V. ἐξεσθίειν.
    met., wear away: P. and V. τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
    Eat ( take food) together: Ar. and P. συσσιτεῖν (dat. or absol.).
    Eal up ( met., consume): P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν; see Consume.
    Teams of horses eating their heads off: P. ζεύγη ἵππων ἀδηφαγούντων (Isoc. 127C).

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  • 5 erode

    [i'rəud]
    (to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) διαβρώνω

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  • 6 Consume

    v. trans.
    Burn: P. and V. κάειν, ἐμπιπράναι, πιμπράναι (Thuc. 6, 94, but rare P. uncompounded), Ar. and V. καταίθειν, V. πυροῦν ( poetical word used in Plat.), ἐκπυροῦν, συμπυροῦν, αἴθειν.
    Spend, use up (money, etc.): P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, P. καταχρῆσθαι.
    Pass (time, etc.): P. and V. διάγειν, τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν; see Spend.
    Eat, devour: P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Eur., Cycl. 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν.
    Wear out: P. and V. τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν, ἀποκναίειν, Ar. and V. τείρειν.
    Be consumed, worn out: Ar. and P. κατατρίβεσθαι, P. and V. τρύχεσθαι, Ar. and V. τείρεσθαι, V. καταξαίνεσθαι; see waste away.
    Destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρειν, ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, καθαιρεῖν, ἀναιρεῖν, ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, ἐξαποφθείρειν, πέρθειν, ἀϊστοῦν, ᾀστοῦν, ἐξαϊστοῦν; see Destroy.

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  • 7 Waste

    v. trans.
    Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur., Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.
    Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Make desolate: P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.
    Wear out: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.
    Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν; see Wither.
    Wasted with sickness: V. παρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur., Or. 881).
    Spend: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν.
    Spend ( money): Ar. and P. δαπανᾶν.
    You waste words: V. λόγους ἀναλοῖς (Eur., Med. 325).
    Wasted are all words of remonstrance: V. περισσοὶ πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι. (Eur. Med. 819).
    Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν.
    Waste one's substance: P. οἰκοφθορεῖν (Plat.).
    Their private means through idleness are wasted and lost in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H. F. 591).
    Let slip, throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see Delay.
    They wasted time before it (the town): P. ἄλλως ἐνδιάτριψαν χρόνον περὶ αὐτὴν (Thuc. 2, 18; cp. Ar., Ran. 714).
    That no time may be wasted in the operations: P. ἵνα μηδεὶς χρόνος ἐγγένηται τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 445).
    Waste one's labour, do more than is necessary: P. περιεργάζεσθαι, V. περισσὰ πράσσειν, περισσὰ δρᾶν.
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    adj.
    Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.
    Useless: P. and V. κενός, ἀνωφελής, μάταιος; see Vain.
    Excessive: P. and V. περισσός (Soph., Ant. 780).
    They treated the agreement as so much waste paper: P. ἡγοῦντο εἶναι τὴν συγγραφὴν ἄλλως ὕθλον καὶ φλυαρίαν (Dem. 931).
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    subs.
    Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.
    Expenditure: P. and V. ἀνάλωμα, τό.
    This is a foolish waste of breath: V. σκαιόν γε ἀνάλωμα τῆς γλώσσης τόδε (Eur., Supp. 547).
    Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.
    Waste of time: P. χρόνου διατριβή, ἡ, or use P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ alone; see Delay.

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  • wear\ away — • wear down • wear off • wear away v 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone. The eraser has worn off my pencil. The grass has worn away… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • wear away — • wear off • wear away remove or disappear little by little by use, time or weather The name on the front of my passport has worn off from using it too much …   Idioms and examples

  • wear away — index consume, decay, degenerate, diminish, erode, expire, languish, lessen, spend …   Law dictionary

  • wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something …   Useful english dictionary

  • wear away — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms wear away : present tense I/you/we/they wear away he/she/it wears away present participle wearing away past tense wore away past participle worn away to disappear, or to make something disappear,… …   English dictionary

  • To wear away — Wear Wear, v. t. [imp. {Wore} (w[=o]r); p. p. {Worn} (w[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wearing}. Before the 15th century wear was a weak verb, the imp. & p. p. being {Weared}.] [OE. weren, werien, AS. werian to carry, to wear, as arms or clothes; akin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wear away — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrade, abrase, absorb, abstract, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be all over, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, be no more, become extinct, become void, bite, bleed white, blow over, break, break up …   Moby Thesaurus

  • wear away — PHR V ERG If you wear something away or if it wears away, it becomes thin and eventually disappears because it is used a lot or rubbed a lot. [V P n (not pron)] It had a saddle with springs sticking out, which wore away the seat of my pants... [V …   English dictionary

  • wear away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction: bite, corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear. See ATTACK. II verb See wear …   English dictionary for students

  • wear away — See: WEAR DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wear away — See: WEAR DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

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