Rub+or+abrade
31gall — [n] nerve, brashness acrimony, animosity, arrogance, bitterness, brass, brazenness, cheek*, chutzpah*, conceit, confidence, crust cynicism, effrontery, guts*, haughtiness, hostility, impertinence, impudence, insolence, malevolence, malice,… …
32scrub — skrÊŒb n. thicket, dense growth of small trees; instance of rubbing or scraping; insignificant person; small tree or bush; cancellation or postponement v. rub, scrape, abrade; wash or clean by rubbing; cancel or postpone; remove impurities from a …
33scrubbed — adj. washed or cleaned by rubbing; scraped, rubbed, abraded skrÊŒb n. thicket, dense growth of small trees; instance of rubbing or scraping; insignificant person; small tree or bush; cancellation or postponement v. rub, scrape, abrade; wash or… …
34scrubbing — n. act of rubbing or scraping; act of washing or cleaning by rubbing skrÊŒb n. thicket, dense growth of small trees; instance of rubbing or scraping; insignificant person; small tree or bush; cancellation or postponement v. rub, scrape, abrade;… …
35scrubs — skrÊŒb n. thicket, dense growth of small trees; instance of rubbing or scraping; insignificant person; small tree or bush; cancellation or postponement v. rub, scrape, abrade; wash or clean by rubbing; cancel or postpone; remove impurities from a …
36grate — I. v. a. 1. Rub, scrape, abrade. 2. Rasp, comminute, reduce to particles by rubbing. II. v. n. Be irritating, be disagreeable, be offensive. III. n. 1. Grating, bars, lattice work. 2. Fire bed, receptacle for fuel …
37scrape — I. v. a. 1. Rub or abrade (with something edged), grate harshly over, rasp. 2. Gather, collect, acquire, save. 3. Remove, erase. 4. Clean (by rubbing). II. n. Difficulty, perplexity, distress, embarrassment, predicament …
38Abraded — Abrade Ab*rade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell.… …
39Abrading — Abrade Ab*rade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell.… …
40abrase — verb wear away • Syn: ↑abrade, ↑corrade, ↑rub down, ↑rub off • Derivationally related forms: ↑corrasion (for: ↑corrade), ↑abrasive …
