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Eat away

//iːt‿əˈweɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually. idiomatic, transitive

    "The river bank had been eaten away over the years by the flood water."

  2. 2
    wear away or erode wordnet
  3. 3
    To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process. figuratively, idiomatic, transitive

    "At your Table I vvill proue / If I can eate avvay my loue."

  4. 4
    remove soil or rock wordnet
  5. 5
    Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at). figuratively, idiomatic, specifically, transitive

    "The guilt of having lied was eating away at him."

Etymology

From eat + away.

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