Search Result for "wear_away":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. cut away in small pieces;
[syn: whittle away, whittle down, wear away]

2. diminish, as by friction;
- Example: "Erosion wore away the surface"
[syn: wear away, wear off]

3. become ground down or deteriorate;
- Example: "Her confidence eroded"
[syn: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wear away
    v 1: cut away in small pieces [syn: whittle away, whittle
         down, wear away]
    2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
       [syn: wear away, wear off]
    3: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
       [syn: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away]