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verb • become ground down or deteriorate • remove soil or rock | ||||||||
32% | 8 | Break down or cause to break down | ||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||||
31% | 7 | Wearing down bit by bit | ||||||
noun • (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively | ||||||||
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