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abrade

(əbreɪd)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abrades, present participle abrading, past tense, past participle abraded

verb

To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it.

[formal]

My skin was abraded and very tender. [be VERB-ed]

Synonyms: scrape, grind, skin, file More Synonyms of abrade

abrade in British English

(əˈbreɪd)

verb

(transitive)

to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode

Derived forms

abradant (aˈbradant)

noun

abrader (aˈbrader)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Latin abrādere to scrape away, from ab-1 + rādere to scrape

abrade in American English

(əˈbreɪd)

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: aˈbraded or aˈbrading

to scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing

Derived forms

abrader (aˈbrader)

noun

Word origin

L abradere < ab-, away + radere, to scrape: see rat

Examples of 'abrade' in a sentence
abrade

Marak blinked the blowing dust into tears, resisted the impulse to wipe, that would abrade his eyes.

(verb) in the sense of scrape

The rough rock had abraded her skin.

Synonyms

scrape

She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees.

grind

If you grind your teeth at night, see your dentist.

skin

He fell down and skinned his knee.

file

shaping and filing nails

scratch

He had blood on his nose and he had scratched his knees.

erode

Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.

graze

I had grazed my knees a little.

erase

scour

He decided to scour the sink.

wear off

The paint is discoloured and little bits have worn off.

rub off

wear down

Eventually the parts start to wear down.

scuff

She scuffed her shoes on the pavement.

wear away

scrape away

scrape out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of erode

Definition

to wear down or away

Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.

Synonyms

destroy,

consume,

spoil,

crumble,

eat away,

corrode,

break up,

grind down,

abrade,

wear down or away

in the sense of file

Definition

to shape or smooth (a surface) with a file

shaping and filing nails

Synonyms

smooth,

shape,

polish,

rub,

refine,

scrape,

rasp,

burnish,

rub down,

abrade

in the sense of graze

Definition

to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping

I had grazed my knees a little.

Synonyms

scratch,

skin,

bark,

scrape,

chafe,

abrade

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abrade

above suspicion
above yourself
abracadabra
abrade
abrasion
abrasive
abreast

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单词	abrade
释义	Trends of abrade View usage for: abrade (əbreɪd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abrades, present participle abrading, past tense, past participle abraded verb To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it. [formal] My skin was abraded and very tender. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: scrape, grind, skin, file More Synonyms of abrade abrade in British English (əˈbreɪd) verb (transitive) to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode Derived forms abradant (aˈbradant) noun abrader (aˈbrader) noun Word origin C17: from Latin abrādere to scrape away, from ab-1 + rādere to scrape abrade in American English (əˈbreɪd) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: aˈbraded or aˈbrading to scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing Derived forms abrader (aˈbrader) noun Word origin L abradere < ab-, away + radere, to scrape: see rat Examples of 'abrade' in a sentence abrade Marak blinked the blowing dust into tears, resisted the impulse to wipe, that would abrade his eyes. C.J. Cherryh HAMMERFALL (2001) (verb) in the sense of scrape The rough rock had abraded her skin. Synonyms scrape She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees. grind If you grind your teeth at night, see your dentist. skin He fell down and skinned his knee. file shaping and filing nails scratch He had blood on his nose and he had scratched his knees. erode Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. graze I had grazed my knees a little. erase scour He decided to scour the sink. wear off The paint is discoloured and little bits have worn off. rub off wear down Eventually the parts start to wear down. scuff She scuffed her shoes on the pavement. wear away scrape away scrape out Additional synonyms in the sense of erode Definition to wear down or away Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. Synonyms destroy, consume, spoil, crumble, eat away, corrode, break up, grind down, abrade, wear down or away in the sense of file Definition to shape or smooth (a surface) with a file shaping and filing nails Synonyms smooth, shape, polish, rub, refine, scrape, rasp, burnish, rub down, abrade in the sense of graze Definition to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping I had grazed my knees a little. Synonyms scratch, skin, bark, scrape, chafe, abrade Nearby words of abrade above suspicion above yourself abracadabra abrade abrasion abrasive abreast Synonyms of 'abrade' abrade Explore 'abrade' in the dictionary
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