To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather.
If you drag your feet while you walk, you’ll wear down your shoes quickly.
Johnny has worn through the seat of his pants.
The eraser has worn off my pencil.
The grass has worn away from the path near the house.
The pounding of ocean waves against the coast gradually wears it away.
Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone.
To lessen; become less little by little.
John could feel the pain again as the dentist's medicine wore away.
My headache isn’t serious. It will wear off after an hour or so.
The effect of the painkilling drug didn’t wear off for several hours.
The people went home as the excitement of the fire wore off.