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Verb: abrade  u'breyd
  1. Wear away
    - corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
     
  2. Rub hard or scrub
    "abrade the counter tops";
    - scour

Derived forms: abrading, abraded, abrades

Type of: rub, wear away, wear off

Encyclopedia: Abrade

Nearest

about-face
above
above all
aboveboard
aboveground
above-mentioned
above-named
abracadabra
abrachia
abradant
abrade
abrader
abrading stone
Abraham
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Stoker
Abraham's bosom
Abramis
Abramis brama
abranchial
abranchiate