Tear and Wearing away

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

Wearing away and tear are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Wearing away" with "Tear", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

Wearing away noun - Geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it.

Tear and wearing away are semantically related in shred topic. Sometimes you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Wearing away", if it concerns topics such as loss.