Abrade

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abrade \A*brade"\, v. t.
     Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Abrade \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abrade
       v 1: wear away [syn: {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}, {rub off}]
       2: rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" [syn: {scour}]
       3: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the
          dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {scrape}, {skin}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  151 Moby Thesaurus words for "abrade":
     abate, ablate, abrase, abstract, atomize, bark, bate, beat,
     blemish, bloody, bother, bray, break, brecciate, bug, burn, chafe,
     check, chip, claw, comminute, confuse, contriturate, corrode,
     crack, craze, crumb, crumble, crush, curtail, cut, decrease,
     deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, disintegrate,
     disorganize, disparage, distract, disturb, drain, eat away, erase,
     erode, excoriate, exercise, extract, file, file away, flour,
     fracture, fragment, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, gnaw,
     gnaw away, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, graze, grind,
     grind to powder, hurt, impair, incise, injure, irk, lacerate,
     leach, lessen, levigate, maim, make mincemeat of, mash, maul, mill,
     mutilate, perturb, pestle, pierce, pound, powder, provoke,
     pulverize, puncture, purify, rasp, raze, reduce, reduce to powder,
     refine, remove, rend, retrench, rip, rub, rub away, rub off,
     rub out, ruffle, run, rupture, savage, scald, scorch, scotch,
     scour, scrape, scratch, scrub, scrunch, scuff, shard, shorten,
     shred, skin, slash, slit, smash, sprain, squash, stab, stick,
     strain, subduct, subtract, take away, take from, tatter, tear,
     thin, thin out, traumatize, triturate, wear, wear away, wear down,
     wear off, wear out, wear ragged, weather, weed, withdraw, wound,
     wrench