abrade 1
verbdomain: v physical contact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
wear away
Synonyms
- corrade 1
wear away
- abrase 1
wear away
- rub down 1
wear away
- rub off 1
wear away
Hypernym
wear away 2
verb
diminish, as by friction
Entailment
roughen 1
verb
make rough or rougher
EnglishDerivationally related form
abrasive 1
adjective
causing abrasion
abrader 1
noun
a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
abradant 2
noun
a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
abrasion 3
noun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
abrasion 2
noun
erosion by friction
