CHIP AWAY AT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • remove or withdraw gradually: “These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life”
   Synonym(s)
   • chip away (what does chip away mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) chip away at is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)