phrase, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past of wear form-of, past
2. 2
   past participle of wear colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past

   "Crim. No, though I loſe that Head which I before / Deſign'd ſhould the Morocco-Crown have wore[…]"

3. 3
   simple past of ware ("bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern") form-of, past

Phrase

1. 1
   Initialism of write once, run everywhere. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms

wora

Example

More examples

"I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year."

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