worn out

worn out (comparative more worn out, superlative most worn out)

1. Damaged and useless due to hard or continued use.

   That old tractor is worn out.

   • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

     That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.

2. Exhausted or fatigued from exertion.

   I was worn out after all that work.

   That game was fun, but now I'm all worn out.

• (damaged due to use): outworn; See also Thesaurus:deteriorated
• (exhausted from exertion): tired: See also Thesaurus:fatigued

worn out

1. past participle of wear out

   He has worn out his shoes.

• outworn
• wear
• wear away
• wear down
• wear off
• wear thin

• outworn