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Definition for: "abrade" 
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 "Abrade" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v.0.48"
Abrade \A*brade"\, v. t.
   Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]

 "Abrade" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v.0.48"
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]

 "abrade" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
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}]

 "abrade" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
 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



 "abrade" eng-ara "English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary"
Abrade
ينكشط


 "abrade" eng-cro "English-Croatian Freedict Dictionary"
abrade
brusiti, glačati, habati


 "abrade" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abrade 
obrousit
         Entry edited by: Josef Kosek


 "abrade" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abrade 
opotřebit
         Entry edited by: Josef Kosek


 "abrade" eng-hin "English-Hindi Freedict Dictionary"
abrade 
1. घिसना
     "His elbow abraded while fielding."


 "abrade" eng-swe "English-Swedish Freedict dictionary"
abrade [əbreid]
     hyvla

 "abrade" eng-tur "English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary"
abrade
1. aşındırmak, yemek.