abrade

[Ab*radeĀ·]

When you abrade something, you scrub it vigorously. To clean your dirty bathtub well, you'll have to abrade it with a scrub brush and powdered bleach.

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To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

Verb
strike against an object; "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"

Verb
rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

Verb
wear away


v. t.
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

v. t.
Same as Abraid.


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.

Abrade

A*brade" , v. t. Same as Abraid. [Obs.]

To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

Same as Abraid.

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