EAT AWAY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

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