eat away

ea·ta·way

uncommon

verb

1.

remove soil or rock

“Rain eroded the terraces”

Synonyms

2.

wear away or erode

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Narrower terms

wash

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Grammar

Verb: transitive

verb
infinitive	eat away
3rd person	eat aways
past	eat awayed
present participle	eat awaying
past participle	eat awayed

Sentence patterns

Something ----s something

Nearby words

eating place eating utensil Eaton-Lambert syndrome eats eat at eat in eat into eat on eat out eat up

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