abrade

[ UK /ɐbɹˈe‍ɪd/ ]
[ US /æˈbɹeɪd/ ]
VERB
  1. rub hard or scrub
    scour the counter tops
  2. wear away
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How To Use abrade In A Sentence

  • According to them, the genome of the ostrich has the ability to let the skin form calluses when the skin is abraded.
  • In the most hazardous situations, they can abrade turbine blades, clog the innards of modern jet engines and plug their cooling systems, causing them to stop running. How Ash Particles Damage a Jet Engine
  • The reference electrode consisted of a second silver-silver chloride electrode placed over an area of abraded skin on the forearm, again connected to the voltmeter.
  • And they pose a greater infection hazard than regular manicures since the vibrating electric file can easily cut or abrade the skin. 8 things not to buy this holiday season, for yourself or anyone else
  • Countless rounded river stones provided good hammers, and we sometimes found these tools, round and smooth on the handhold end, abraded on the striking end. Bird Cloud
  • The most common cause of posterior heel bursitis is ill-fitting footwear with a stiff posterior edge that abrades the area of the Achilles tendon insertion.
  • The upper epidermis of the leaf was abraded with carborundum.
  • The surface texture of this specimen, except for the portion containing bark, is similar to that of all the other short shoots found and indicates that they had been abraded sufficiently to lose their bark.
  • I pulled my elbows up, felt the scruff of the mattress gently abrade the backs of my arms, and settled into a modified prone position. CUBA: FIVE DAYS ON THE CHEAP, FREE CELL, FREE GUARD DOG, FREE GUARD
  • The power of this film creeps up on you by stealth; its dramatic idiom is admittedly mannered in the Leigh style but shy of caricature, and designed consistently to abrade the audience's consciousness without irritating? fingertips down the blackboard, not fingernails. Another Year ? review
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