abrade | ||
1. | [ verb ] rub hard or scrub | |
Synonyms: | scour | |
Examples: | "scour the counter tops" |
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Related terms: | rub abrader | |
2. | [ verb ] wear away | |
Synonyms: | abrase rub_down rub_off corrade | |
Related terms: | wear_away chafe rasp rubdown grinding abrasion abrasive abrader | |
3. | [ verb ] strike against an object | |
Synonyms: | scrape skin stub | |
Examples: | "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
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Related terms: | injure | |
Similar spelling: |
abrader abraded aborad aberrate Aberdeen aberdare abroad aboard abfarad abradant abort abortive Aburto |