9
corrode(verb, break, attack, decline, hurt)
9
erode(verb, attack, hurt, reduce, destroy)
9
fret(verb, rub, wear, erode, shred)
7
consume(verb, hurt, reduce, destroy, smart)
7
gnaw(verb, attack, destroy, harm, spoil)
7
waste(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
7
wear off(verb, phrasal verb)
6
eat(verb, attack, destroy, consume, corrode)
6
wear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, cut)
5
bite(verb, attack, hurt, destroy, smart)
5
fray(verb, rub, grind, wear, gall)
5
hit the skids(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fail)
4
crumble(verb, stop, drop, end, cut)
4
decay(verb, stop, drop, end, cut)
4
decline(verb, stop, drop, end, cut)
4
ebb(verb, stop, drop, end, cut)
4
erase(destroy, eradicate, obliterate)
4
fade(verb, stop, break, drop, end)
4
go to pieces(expression, idiom, decline, weaken, degenerate)
4
impair(verb, break, decline, hurt, ruin)
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