To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.transitive
To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.transitive
To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.transitive
To erode:
To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.copulative, intransitive
To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
(in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.colloquial, intransitive
To endure:
To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.colloquial
To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.intransitive
To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.intransitive
To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.UK, dialectal, transitive
To defend; protect.UK, dialectal, transitive
To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.UK, dialectal, transitive
To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.UK, dialectal, transitive