ABRASION Synonyms

• soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

• condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

• a gradual decline of something

• erosion by chemical action

• a state of conflict between persons

• the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

• a superficial abrasion

• the act of grazing

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• scrape gently

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of grinding to a powder or dust

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• work hard

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• created by grinding

• shape or form by grinding

• the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

• representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

• moving over territory to search for something

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• impairment resulting from long use

• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

• be dressed in

• have on one's person

• have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

• deteriorate through use or stress

• have or show an appearance of

• last and be usable

• go to pieces

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• put clothing on one's body

• erosion by friction

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

• a wearing down to weaken or destroy

• the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

• erosion by friction

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

• erosion by friction

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• severe censure

• material resulting from the process of grinding

• a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• informal terms for money

• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• dry mash for poultry

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• poor handwriting

• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

• an indication of damage

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface