schobben

Definitions of schobben
  1. verb
    move over something with pressure
    synonyms: afwrijven, frotteren, inwrijven, scheuken, schoonwrijven, schurken, vegen, wrijven
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    afkloppen, afslaan, borstelen, opborstelen, strijken
    rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
    afsponsen, sponsen
    clean with a sponge, by rubbing
    afschrobben, ontvetten, opborstelen, schrobben, schuren
    clean with hard rubbing
    aflopen, afschuimen, afstropen, afstruinen, ontvetten
    rub hard or scrub
    raspen
    scratch repeatedly
    afstoffen, stoffen
    rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
    aanvegen, schoonvegen, uitvegen, vegen
    sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
  2. verb
    cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
    synonyms: afschrapen, bekrassen, klauwen, krabbelen, krabben, krauwen, scheuken, schrabben, schrapen, schrappen, schurken, uitschrapen
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    types:
    openkrabben
    claw with the nails
    type of:
    inkepen, insnijden
    make an incision into by carving or cutting
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