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Noun eating away has 1 sense
- erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
--1 is a kind of geological process, geologic process
--1 has particulars:
Verb eat away has 2 senses
- erode, eat away, fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
--1 is one way to damage
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- fret, eat away - wear away or erode
--2 is one way to corrode, rust
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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