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eat away

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Verb1.eat away - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
erode, fret
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
wash - form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
2.eat away - wear away or erode
fret
rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
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Eat away, Polly, and my men will be back with supplies in a jiffy.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
Eat away, prince, and tell me where you were born, and where you were brought up.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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