- erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
--1 is a kind of geological process, geologic process
--1 has particulars:chatter mark; ablation; abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition; beach erosion; deflation; planation; soil erosion Derived form: verb wear away3
- whittle away, whittle down, wear away - cut away in small pieces
--1 is one way to damage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- wear away, wear off - diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
--2 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
--3 is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wearing away1
Something ----s