Definition of Abrade

1. Verb. Wear away.

Exact synonyms: Abrase, Corrade, Rub Down, Rub Off
Specialized synonyms: Chafe, Excoriate, Rasp
Generic synonyms: Wear Away, Wear Off
Derivative terms: Abradant, Abradant, Abrader, Abrasion, Abrasion, Abrasion, Abrasive, Corrasion, Rubdown

2. Verb. Rub hard or scrub. "Scour the counter tops"
Exact synonyms: Scour
Generic synonyms: Rub
Derivative terms: Abrader, Abrasive, Scour

Definition of Abrade

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

2. v. t. Same as Abraid.

Definition of Abrade

1. to wear away by friction [v ABRADED, ABRADING, ABRADES]

Medical Definition of Abrade

1. 1. To wear away by mechanical action. 2. To scrape away the surface layer from a part. Origin: L. Ab-rado, pp. -rasus, to scrape off (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abrade

ABO system
ABP
ABPA
ABR
abracadabra
abracadabras
abrachia
abrachia
abrachias
abrachiocephalia
abrachiocephaly
abradable
abradant
abradants
abrade (current term)
abrade (current term)
abraded
abraded wound
abrader
abraders
abrades
abrading
abrading stone
Abraham
Abraham's bosom
Abrahams' sign
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Stoker
abraid
abraided

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