wear away — • wear off • wear away remove or disappear little by little by use, time or weather The name on the front of my passport has worn off from using it too much … Idioms and examples
wear away — index consume, decay, degenerate, diminish, erode, expire, languish, lessen, spend … Law dictionary
wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something … Useful english dictionary
wear away — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms wear away : present tense I/you/we/they wear away he/she/it wears away present participle wearing away past tense wore away past participle worn away to disappear, or to make something disappear,… … English dictionary
wear away — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrade, abrase, absorb, abstract, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be all over, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, be no more, become extinct, become void, bite, bleed white, blow over, break, break up … Moby Thesaurus
wear away — PHR V ERG If you wear something away or if it wears away, it becomes thin and eventually disappears because it is used a lot or rubbed a lot. [V P n (not pron)] It had a saddle with springs sticking out, which wore away the seat of my pants... [V … English dictionary
wear away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction: bite, corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear. See ATTACK. II verb See wear … English dictionary for students
wear away — See: WEAR DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
wear away — See: WEAR DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
wear away — obsolete to die a lingering death Usually from the consumption or pulmonary tuberculosis: Sickened. Took the bed, an wear awa . (Grant, 1884) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
