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wear thin

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Verb

deteriorate through use or stress
- The constant friction wore out the cloth

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wear wear off wear out wear down

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Words contain "wear thin" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
thin wear wafer-thin ready-to-wear tenuous spindlelegs spindleshanks pinstripe thin-shelled mussel wash-and-wear more...

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