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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.
imp. & p. p.
of Abrade
n.
A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.
v. t.
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.
v. t.
To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
v. t.
To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
v.
The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.
v. t.
Same as Abraid.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Abrade
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.
n.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
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. 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.