Definition of Abrade

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abrade
v. wear off; wear down by rubbing or scraping; rub against an object; strike against an object

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Abrade Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Abrade
(v. t.)
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.
  
(v. t.)
Same as Abraid.
  

WordNet 2.0
abrade

Verb
1. wear away
(synonym) corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
(hypernym) wear away, wear off
(hyponym) chafe, excoriate
(derivation) abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
2. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"
(synonym) scour
(hypernym) rub
(derivation) abrader, abradant
3. strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken"
(synonym) stub, scrape, skin
(hypernym) injure, wound

hEnglish - advanced version
abrade

abrade
absorption spectrum n : the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths


for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
abrade
To wear away the surface or some part of by friction


Abrade Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Abrade
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