erode away
31erode — e•rode [[t]ɪˈroʊd[/t]] v. e•rod•ed, e•rod•ing 1) to eat into or away; destroy by slow disintegration 2) gel to form (a gully, butte, etc.) by erosion 3) to become eroded • Etymology: 1605–15; < L ērōdere=ē e +rōdere to gnaw e•rod′i•ble, adj.… …
32erode — v. 1 tr. & intr. wear away, destroy or be destroyed gradually. 2 tr. Med. (of ulcers etc.) destroy (tissue) little by little. Derivatives: erodible adj. Etymology: F eacuteroder or L erodere eros (as E , rodere ros gnaw) …
33wash something away — ERODE, abrade, wear away, eat away, undermine. → wash * * * ˌwash sb/sthaˈway derived (of water) to remove or carry sb/sth away to another place • Part of the path had been washed away by the sea. • The rain had washed away the footprints …
34eat something away or eat away at/into — erode or destroy something gradually. → eat …
35eat away — verb 1. remove soil or rock Rain eroded the terraces • Syn: ↑erode, ↑fret • Derivationally related forms: ↑erosive (for: ↑erode), ↑erosion ( …
36wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something …
37eating away — noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑wearing, ↑wearing away • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away ( …
38wearing away — noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away, ↑erode …
39dribble away — Synonyms and related words: ablate, atrophy, blow, blunder away, consume, consume away, dally away, decrease, deplete, depreciate, diddle away, dissipate, drain, drivel, drivel away, emaciate, erode, fool away, fritter, fritter away, idle away,… …
40wear away — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrade, abrase, absorb, abstract, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be all over, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, be no more, become extinct, become void, bite, bleed white, blow over, break, break up …
