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eat away — verb 1. remove soil or rock Rain eroded the terraces • Syn: ↑erode, ↑fret • Derivationally related forms: ↑erosive (for: ↑erode), ↑erosion ( … Useful english dictionary
eat away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms eat away : present tense I/you/we/they eat away he/she/it eats away present participle eating away past tense ate away past participle eaten away eat away or eat into to gradually destroy something Within a… … English dictionary
eat away at something — (or eat something away) erode or destroy something gradually the sun and wind eat away at the ice | prevents bone from being eaten away ■ use up (profits, resources, or time), esp. when they are intended for other purposes inflation can eat away… … Useful english dictionary
eat away — PHRASAL VERB If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up. [V P n (not pron)] Water pours through the roof, encouraging rot to eat away the interior of the house... [V P at n] The recession is eating … English dictionary
eat something away or eat away at/into — erode or destroy something gradually. → eat … English new terms dictionary
eat away — {v.} 1. To rot, rust, or destroy. * /Rust was eating away the pipe./ * /Cancer ate away the healthy flesh./ See: EAT OUT(2). 2. To gradually consume. * /The ocean waves were gradually eating the volcanic rocks until they turned into black sand./ … Dictionary of American idioms
eat away — {v.} 1. To rot, rust, or destroy. * /Rust was eating away the pipe./ * /Cancer ate away the healthy flesh./ See: EAT OUT(2). 2. To gradually consume. * /The ocean waves were gradually eating the volcanic rocks until they turned into black sand./ … Dictionary of American idioms
eat\ away — v 1. To rot, rust, or destroy. Rust was eating away the pipe. Cancer ate away the healthy flesh. See: eat out(2) 2. To gradually consume. The ocean waves were gradually eating the volcanic rocks until they turned into black sand … Словарь американских идиом
eat away — verb Gradually to erode or corrode. The battery acid ate away at the metal until a large hole appeared … Wiktionary
eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
