corrode (v)
rust (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
examples The metal corroded
The pipes rusted
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Outgoing links
Verb Group corrode, eat, rust
Hypernym decay, crumble, dilapidate
Derivationally related form rust → rust; rust → rust
Derivationally related form corrode → corrosive; corrode → corroding
Derivationally related form corrode → corrosion; corrode → corrosion
Hyponym fret, eat away
Incoming links
Derivationally related form corrosive → corrode; corroding → corrode
Derivationally related form corrosion → corrode; corrosion → corrode
Derivationally related form rust → rust; rust → rust
Hyponym decay, crumble, dilapidate
Verb Group corrode, eat, rust
Hypernym fret, eat away
Entailment etch

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