Wear down Crossword Clue

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Wear down Crossword Answer

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TIRE

(4 letters)

ABRADE

(6 letters)

EAT

(3 letters)

DEGRADE

(7 letters)

CORRODE

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. become ground down or deteriorate
2. remove soil or rock

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down
WEAR (verb)
1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
2. be dressed in
WEAR (noun)
1. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
2. a covering designed to be worn on a person’s body

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

TIRE
(4 letters)
ABRADE
(6 letters)
EAT
(3 letters)
DEGRADE
(7 letters)
CORRODE
(7 letters)

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