Abraded

2 definitions found

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]:

  abraded
       adj : having the skin scraped off; "skinned knees and scraped
             elbows" [syn: {scraped}, {skinned}]