worn-out

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   damaged or made useless by long or heavy use

   He replaced the worn-out belt before it could break inside the machine.

2. 2
   adj

   extremely tired or depleted of energy

   The worn-out hikers fell asleep soon after reaching the cabin.

Formed from worn, the past participle of wear, + out. The physical sense describes something consumed by use; the human sense applies the same image to energy exhausted by effort.

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