abrade

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To rub or wear off; erode. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. verb To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
3. verb To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
4. verb To cause the surface to become more rough.
5. verb To undergo abrasion.
6. verb Obsolete spelling of abraid.

Similar words

abrase scrape stub corrade rub down scour skin rub off chafe excoriate

Often followed by

the and or a with it away her their

Word family

abradable abraded abrader abraders abrades abrading