Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abrade"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abrade \A*brade"\, v. t.
Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abrade
v 1: wear away [syn: {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}, {rub off}]
2: scour a surface [syn: {scour}]
3: strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot [syn: {stub},
{scrape}, {skin}]
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