abrade
IPA: ʌbrˈeɪd
verb
- (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
- (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
- (transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
- (transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
- (intransitive) To undergo abrasion.
- (transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid [(transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out.]
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Examples of "abrade" in Sentences
- The rough wall abraded his arm.
- The car abraded the new building.
- Inclusions in steel, especially oxides, may abrade the cutting tool.
- Their bodies are covered in delicate silvery scales which abrade easily.
- The diatoms abrade the insect's surface, causing them to dehydrate and die.
- However, don't go and abrade down into the live flesh, or they will regrow.
- Otherwise, the dust would have a tendency to cake on or abrade a dry throat.
- The four edges abrade the bore hole as the drill string penetrates the earth.