What is the meaning of eating away?

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noun

Geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it. ()
- synonyms: erosion, eroding, wearing, wearing away

verb

Remove soil or rock.
- usage: "Rain eroded the terraces"
- synonyms: erode, eat away, fret
Wear away or erode.
- synonyms: fret, eat away

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