| Pronunciation: | | u'breyd
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| Matching Terms: | | abradant, abraded, abrader, abrading stone
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- [v] strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot
- [v] scour a surface
- [v] wear away
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| | Synonyms: | | abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off, scour, scrape, skin, stub |
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| | See Also: | | chafe, excoriate, injure, rasp, rub, wear away, wear off, wound |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab +
radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.]
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to
abrade rocks. --Lyell.
\A*brade"\, v. t.
Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.]
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