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eat away
Overview of verb eat-away
The verb eat away has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. erode, eat away, fret -- (remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces")
2. fret, eat away -- (wear away or erode)
Antonyms of verb eat-away
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> damage
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
fret, eat away
=> corrode, rust
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb eat-away
1 of 2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> wash
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> damage
Sense 2
fret, eat away
=> corrode, rust
'Cause To' of verb eat-away
Derived Forms of verb eat-away
Domain of verb eat-away
Domain Terms of verb eat-away
Familiarity of verb eat-away
eat away used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
fret, eat away
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
> damage
=> burn
=> frost
=> bilge
=> break
=> total
=> bruise
=> disturb
=> afflict, smite
=> hurt, injure
=> impair
=> flaw, blemish
=> corrode, eat, rust
=> erode, eat away, fret
=> mutilate, mangle, cut up
=> mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
=> whittle away, whittle down, wear away
=> bang up, smash up, smash
Sense 2
fret, eat away
> corrode, rust
=> fret, eat away
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb eat-away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> damage
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Sense 2
fret, eat away
=> corrode, rust
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