worn-out

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worn-out

The child's worn-out shoes had holes in both soles.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Extremely tired; completely exhausted: Describes a person, animal, or thing that is drained of energy, strength, or vitality.
    • Used until no longer useful or effective: Describes an object that is damaged or degraded from prolonged use.
Usage Examples
  • Describing a person or creature:
    • After the marathon, he felt completely worn-out.
    • The worn-out horse could not pull the cart any further.
  • Describing an object:
    • She threw away the worn-out shoes with holes in the soles.
    • The worn-out battery needed to be replaced.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be worn-out from": to be exhausted as a result of a specific activity.
    • I am worn-out from studying all night for the exam.
  • "worn-out by": exhausted or degraded due to a prolonged process or force.
    • The coastline was worn-out by years of erosion.
    • She was worn-out by the constant stress of her job.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wear out (phrasal verb): To use something so much that it becomes damaged or useless, or to cause someone to become extremely tired.
    • Running every day will wear out your shoes quickly.
    • The long hours of work wear me out.
  • Worn (adjective): Damaged or thinner from use (often as part of a compound like "well-worn").
    • The worn pages of the book showed it was loved.
Synonyms
  • Exhausted: Drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired.
  • Fatigued: Worn out from labor or exertion.
  • Depleted: Reduced in strength or effectiveness.
  • Threadbare: (For fabrics) Worn thin with age or use.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • Run into the ground: To use something so much that it is completely worn-out or ruined.
    • He ran that old car into the ground before buying a new one.
  • On its last legs: Very old or in very bad condition and likely to stop working soon.
    • Our washing machine is on its last legs; we need a new one.
worn-out

The child's worn-out shoes had holes in both soles.

Adjective
  1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
    • the day's shopping left her exhausted
    • he went to bed dog-tired
    • was fagged and sweaty
    • the trembling of his played out limbs
    • felt completely washed-out
    • only worn-out horses and cattle
    • you look worn out
  2. used until no longer useful
    • battered trumpets and raddled radios
    • worn-out shoes with flapping soles

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