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abrade

/ abrade /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
wear away
Type of:
wear away wear off
Kinds of:
chafe excoriate rasp
Derived:
abrasion attrition corrasion detrition scratch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
rub hard or scrub
"scour the counter tops"
Type of:
rub
Derived:
abrader abradant scour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
strike against an object
"She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Type of:
injure wound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
27%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

wear away wear off chafe excoriate rasp rub injure wound