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abrade

DEFINITIONS OF: abrade

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v rub hard or scrub

Synonyms:
scour
Type of:
rub
move over something with pressure

v wear away

Synonyms:
abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off
Types:
chafe, excoriate
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
rasp
scrape with a rasp
Type of:
wear away, wear off
diminish, as by friction
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