Use
Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.
Wear and tear and use are semantically related. in application topic. In some cases you can use "Wear and tear" instead a noun "Use".
Wear and tear
Wear and tear noun - The result of long and hard use.
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Synonyms for Wear and tear
Use and wear and tear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Use" instead a noun phrase "Wear and tear".
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Both terms in one sentence
- Is it fair to use auto-fire to save wear and tear on one's own fingers, or is it a cheating tactic?
Source: Broken Base / Video Games -
Because the magnetic recording and the physical tape wore with use (and rental videos had a lot of wear and tear), sometimes movies which had a sex scene or fanservice would get a little flaky there from people repeatedly rewinding the scene or having it paused there for a long time.
Source: Useful Notes / VCR -
One of his monologues even notes his disgust at a palace guard's sword, since it didn't show any nicks and dents and clearly never saw any use (as opposed to a well maintained sword which still showed wear and tear).
Source: Literature / Discworld
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