abrasion
1. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
• Syn:
scratch, scrape, excoriation
• Derivationally related forms:
excoriate (for: excoriation), scrape (for: scrape), scratchy (for: scratch), scratch (for: scratch), abrade
• Hypernyms:
wound, lesion
• Hyponyms:
graze, rope burn
2. erosion by friction
• Syn:
attrition, corrasion, detrition
• Derivationally related forms:
corrade (for: corrasion), attritional (for: attrition), abrade
• Hypernyms:
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
3. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
• Syn:
grinding, attrition, detrition
• Derivationally related forms:
attritional (for: attrition), abrade, grind (for: grinding)
• Hypernyms:
friction, rubbing
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