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wear down
To have one's long hair styled in a free, low-hanging, unencumbered style; i.e., not in an up-do or ponytail

For her date, she wore her hair down.

wear down
To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue

The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.

wear down
If you wear someone down, you make them gradually weaker or less determined until they eventually do what you want. They hoped the waiting and the uncertainty would wear down my resistance He believed that he could wear her down if he only asked often enough
wear down
If you wear something down or if it wears down, it becomes flatter or smoother as a result of constantly rubbing against something else. Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip their pipes The machines start to wear down, they don't make as many nuts and bolts as they used to Elephants wear the tusk down faster than they can grow it
wear down
exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
wear down
exhaust; win through perseverance
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