eat away
Verb

eat away

  1. To erode or corrode gradually.
    The battery acid ate away at the metal until a large hole appeared.
    The river bank had been eaten away over the years by the flood water.
Translations
  • Russian: выеда́ть
  • Spanish: carcomer



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