All abrade synonyms
a·brade
A a noun abrade
verb abrade
- chafe — If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
- scuff — to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
- rub — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- wear — to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- grate — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
- scrape — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- roughen — make rough
- grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- rasp — to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- triturate — to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize.
- wear down — to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- rub off — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- abrase — (obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank. (Attested only in the 17th century.).
- rub down — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- corrade — (of rivers, streams, etc) to erode (land) by the abrasive action of rock particles