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EAT AWAY
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wear away or erode
Synonyms:
eat away; fret
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "eat away" is one way to...):
corrode; rust (become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Remove soil or rock
Example:
Rain eroded the terraces
Synonyms:
eat away; erode; fret
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "eat away" is one way to...):
damage (inflict damage upon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "eat away"):
wash (form by erosion)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
