abrade
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
to scrape off.
Origin of abrade
1Other words from abrade
- a·brad·a·ble, adjective
- a·brad·er, noun
- un·a·brad·ed, adjective
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How to use abrade in a sentence
They often abrade off spray paint and incised graffiti with a sandblaster, or they’ll grind it off with a wire brush mounted on a drill, sometimes filling in the leftover marks with pigment that’s been laboratory-matched to the color of the stone.
A Visitor to Big Bend Damaged a 5,000-Year-Old Petroglyph Forever | cobrien | January 12, 2022 | Outside OnlineI’ve abraded a small patch of this rock to remove the surface layer and get a look underneath.
Perseverance is cutting perfect circles out of Mars to search for signs of life | Margo Milanowski | November 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIf your kit is really trashed from a wet ride, that dirt is circulating in the wash cycle, abrading your clothing even more as the wash drum turns.
Like dirt, those teeth will abrade fabrics during a wash cycle.
Waves abrade the shore and strew the débris worn from it over the lake bed.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon Norton
Wherever they find calcareous strata to abrade, the water is almost milklike in hue for miles around.
Wonderland; or Alaska and the Inside Passage | Lieut. Frederick SchwatkaThis is specially the case with Chaffinches and Bramblings: Greenfinches abrade later.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires | Charles DixonGenuine amber, when rubbed together, emits a very fragrant odour similar to a fresh lemon, and does not abrade the surface.
In all cases, however, a hard file will abrade the surface of the false stone.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones | John Mastin
British Dictionary definitions for abrade
/ (əˈbreɪd) /
(tr) to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode
Origin of abrade
1Derived forms of abrade
- abradant, noun
- abrader, noun
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