| wear away | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. wear away, whittle away, whittle down | cut away in small pieces. |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| v. (contact) | 2. wear away, wear off | diminish, as by friction.; "Erosion wore away the surface" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off | wear away. |
| v. (change) | 3. eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away | become ground down or deteriorate.; "Her confidence eroded" |
| ~ decay, dilapidate, crumble | fall into decay or ruin.; "The unoccupied house started to decay" |
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