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worn up

worn up is the past participle of wear up.

Meaning of wear up

Verb

wear up (third-person singular simple present wears up, present participle wearing up, simple past wore up, past participle worn up)

  1. (intransitive) To tire; to become tired
    • ["']The horses soon wear up, or get diseased, and they come for another pair.' That," said Max, "is what he said in my hearing, and you can judge for yourself."[1877], Anna Sewell, “A Strike for Liberty”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, page 109

Questions about worn up

What is worn up the past participle of?
Worn up is the past participle of wear up.

Words near worn up in the dictionary

  1. worn the pants
  2. worn the trousers
  3. worn thin
  4. worn through
  5. worn too many hats
  6. worn up
  7. worn yellow stockings
  8. worn't
  9. worn-in
  10. worn-out
  11. worne

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