wear vs beat

wear and beat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wear	Yes	No	Yes	No
beat	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, beat is a hyponym of wear; that is, beat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:

Other hyponyms of wear include exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, overfatigue, overtire, overweary.

wear (noun)	beat (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment	the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	a stroke or blow
impairment resulting from long use	a regular rate of repetition
	the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
	the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
	the sound of stroke or blow
	a regular route for a sentry or policeman
	a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
	a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

wear (adjective)	beat (adjective)
	very tired

wear (verb)	beat (verb)
be dressed in	wear out completely
put clothing on one's body	be a mystery or bewildering to
have or show an appearance of	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress	beat through cleverness and wit
have on one's person	hit repeatedly
deteriorate through use or stress	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
go to pieces	stir vigorously
last and be usable	strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality	strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
	shape by beating
	make by pounding or trampling
	produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
	move rhythmically
	sail with much tacking or with difficulty
	move with a flapping motion
	indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
	move with a thrashing motion
	move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
	make a rhythmic sound
	make a sound like a clock or a timer
	glare or strike with great intensity
	avoid paying
	be superior