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What does "wear out" mean?
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Become or cause to become unusable through long or heavy use, as in She wears out her shoes in no time, or The coupling in this device has worn out. [Early 1400s]
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Exhaust, tire, as in I was worn out from packing all those books. Also see tired out. [First half of 1500s]
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