What is the name meaning of ABRAD. Phrases containing ABRAD
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v. t.
Same as Abraid.
n.
A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.
v. t.
To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
v. t.
To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface.
v. t.
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.
v. t.
To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food.
n.
A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Abrade
v. t.
To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
imp. & p. p.
of Abrade
n.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
n.
A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.
v. t.
To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
v.
The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.