Wear away by abrasion

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. wear away [syn: abrade , abrase , rub down , rub off ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Corrade \Cor*rade"\ (k?r-r?d"), v. t. [L. corradere, -rasum; cor- + radere to rub.] To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. [Obs.] --Dr. R. Clerke. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See Corrosion .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. 2 (context geology English) To erode, as the bed of a stream. 3 (context obsolete English) To scrape together or rake together; to accumulate laboriously.