What is the meaning of wear away?

Cut away in small pieces.
- synonyms: whittle away, whittle down
Diminish, as by friction.
- usage: "Erosion wore away the surface"
- synonyms: wear off
Become ground down or deteriorate.
- usage: "Her confidence eroded"
- synonyms: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at

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