WEAR AWAY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become ground down or deteriorate
   Synonym(s)
   • eat at (what does eat at mean?)
   • erode (what does erode mean?)
   • gnaw (what does gnaw mean?)
   • gnaw at (what does gnaw at mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her confidence eroded
   Hypernyms(s) wear away is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decay (what does decay mean?)
   • crumble (what does crumble mean?)
   • delapidate (what does delapidate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • erosion (what does erosion mean?)
   • eroding (what does eroding mean?)
   • eating away (what does eating away mean?)
   • wearing (what does wearing mean?)
   • wearing away (what does wearing away mean?)
   • erosion (what does erosion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • diminish, as by friction
   Synonym(s)
   • wear off (what does wear off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Erosion wore away the surface
   Hypernyms(s) wear away 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?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abrade (what does abrade mean?)
   • corrade (what does corrade mean?)
   • abrase (what does abrase mean?)
   • rub down (what does rub down mean?)
   • rub off (what does rub off mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cut away in small pieces
   Synonym(s)
   • whittle away (what does whittle away mean?)
   • whittle down (what does whittle down mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wear away is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • damage (what does damage mean?)