words associated with abraded
Synonyms of abrade
chafe: : irritate , vex The noise of the children playing chafed her.
corrade: : to wear away by abrasion
erode: : to diminish or destroy by degrees:
fray: : a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute Fighting there could easily draw neighboring nations into the fray . —Blaine Harden … the patrician statesman who stood above the fray . —Richard D. Hylton
frazzle: : fray entry 2
fret: : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
gall: : bile
rasp: : to rub with something rough
rub: : to move along the surface of a body with pressure : grate
wear: : to bear or have on the person wore a coat
Words Related to abrade
file: : a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal
gnaw: : to bite or chew on with the teeth
grate: : abrade
graze: : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton cattle grazing on the slopes
grind: : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth) grind the coffee beans
nibble: : to bite gently
sandblast: : a stream of sand projected by compressed air (as for engraving, cutting, or cleaning glass or stone)
sandpaper: : paper covered on one side with abrasive material (such as sand) glued fast and used for smoothing and polishing
scour: : to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing
scrape: : to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scuff: : to walk without lifting the feet : shuffle
shave: : to remove a thin layer from
erase: : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters) erase an error
reduce: : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate reduce all the questions to one
rub out: : to obliterate by or as if by rubbing
wear out: : tire , exhaust
wipe (away): : to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning
bite: : to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound was bitten by a dog
break down: : the action or result of breaking down: such as
break up: : an act or instance of breaking up
chew: : to crush, grind, or gnaw (something, such as food) with or as if with the teeth : masticate
corrode: : to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
decompose: : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds decompose water by electrolysis decompose a word into its base and affixes
disintegrate: : to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles water disintegrates the limestone
dissolve: : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity —Francis Bacon
eat: : to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
hone: : to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
sharpen: : to make sharp or sharper
whet: : to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) whet a knife
Synonyms of abrade
chafe: : irritate , vex The noise of the children playing chafed her.
excoriate: : to wear off the skin of : abrade
fret: : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
gall: : bile
irritate: : to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy
Words Related to abrade
graze: : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton cattle grazing on the slopes
scrape: : to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scratch: : to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
burn: : to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases a small fire burns on the hearth
inflame: : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
enflame: : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
flay: : to strip off the skin or surface of : skin The hunter flayed the rabbit and prepared it for cooking.
peel: : to strip off an outer layer of peel an orange
skin: : the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
Synonyms of abrade
graze: : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton cattle grazing on the slopes
scrape: : to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scratch: : to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
scuff: : to walk without lifting the feet : shuffle
Words Related to abrade
bark: : to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog
skin: : the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
chafe: : irritate , vex The noise of the children playing chafed her.
fret: : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
gall: : bile
claw: : a sharp usually slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal
cut: : to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument cut one’s hand with a knife
lacerate: : to tear or rend roughly : wound jaggedly
bruise: : disable
contuse: : injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise sense 1a
Near Antonyms of abrade
polish: : to make smooth and glossy usually by friction : burnish
smooth: : having a continuous even surface
soften: : to make soft or softer
wax: : a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
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