abrade

Verb

Synonyms: corrade abrase rub down rub off scour

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

wear awaySynonyms: corrade abrase rub down rub off
rub hard or scrub“scour the counter tops”Synonyms: scour

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Abrade \A*brade"\, v. t. Same as Abraid. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Abrade \Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrading.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. --Lyell. [1913 Webster]