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Overhear vs Overwear - What's the difference?

overhear | overwear |

As verbs the difference between overhear and overwear

is that overhear is to hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears while overwear is to wear out; to exhaust.

As a noun overwear is

outer clothing.

overhear

English

Verb

  • To hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears.

    • Derived terms

    * overhearer

    overwear

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

  • To wear out; to exhaust.
    • Synonyms
    * (wear out) (l), (l), (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • outer clothing