wear and tearnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌweər ən ˈteər/us/ˌwer ən ˈter/the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period:
Seat covers on buses take a lot of wear and tear.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
In bad condition
- battered
- battle-scarred
- be on the skids idiom
- beat up
- blasted
- fleabitten
- have seen better days idiom
- hors de combat
- impair
- in good, bad, etc. repair idiom
- sad
- scuff
- shabby
- shattered
- shop-soiled
- worn out
- worse
- worsen
- wrack
- wrecked
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