Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chip_away

1 sense of chip away

Sense 1
chip away, chip away at -- (remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")