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What (who) is Abrade - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Abrasions; Abrade; Abrades; Abraded; Abrading; Abrasion (disambiguation); Abratio
abrade
v. a.
Wear away, wear off, rub off. See scrape.
abrade
(abrades, abrading, abraded)
To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it. (FORMAL)
My skin was abraded and very tender.
VERB: be V-ed
abrade
[?'bre?d]
¦ verb scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Derivatives
abrader noun
Origin
C17: from L. abradere, from ab- 'away, from' + radere 'to scrape'.
Wikipedia
Abrasion
Abrasion may refer to:
- Abrasion (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element
- Abrasion (medical), a wound consisting of superficial damage to the skin
- Abrasion (mechanical), the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away
- Abrasion (geology), mechanical scraping of a surface by friction between moving particles
Examples of use of Abrade
1. But Dr Gent said÷ "G–strings can abrade and injure the sensitive skin around the genital area, especially if they are too tight or made with badly stitched material." He said he was dealing with a huge rise in the number of women suffering problems, with friction caused by the ‘string‘ part of the garments often to blame.