abrase
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1. wear away (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | chafe, excoriate, |
| definition | : | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | rasp, |
| definition | : | scrape with a rasp (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | rubdown, |
| definition | : | the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | abradant, abrader, |
| definition | : | a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rubdown, |
| definition | : | the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | abradant, abrader, |
| definition | : | a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing (noun.artifact) |
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