wear away

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verb

1. cut away in small pieces
• Syn:
whittle away, whittle down
• Hypernyms:
damage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. diminish, as by friction
- Erosion wore away the surface
• Syn:
wear off
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Hyponyms:
abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. become ground down or deteriorate
- Her confidence eroded
• Syn:
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at
• Derivationally related forms:
wearing away, erosive (for: erode), erosion (for: erode)
• Hypernyms:
decay, crumble, dilapidate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s