Rub+or+abrade
101fret — I v 1. worry, agonize, writhe, lose sleep over, stay awake nights, Inf. stew; pout, frown, sulk, brood over or on, mope; complain, fuss, gripe, grumble, croak, find fault, make a fuss about, whine, Inf. grouse, Sl. squawk, Archaic. pine; chafe,… …
102gall — I n 1. bitterness, rancor, malice, spite, animosity, acrimony, cynicism; malignity, venom, virulence, spleen; acerbity, asperity, mordacity, sarcasm, invective. 2. impudence, insolence, brashness, audacity, cheek, brass, face, sauciness;… …
103graze — I v 1. feed, browse, crop, ruminate, forage, roam, range over. 2. pasture, turn out to pasture. II v 1. brush, brush against, glance off, shave, rub or touch lightly, sweep past; skim, sweep over, run over or through. 2. scrape, abrade, scratch,… …
104rasp — v 1. scrape, scratch, excoriate, abrade, rub, scour, scrub; grate, shred, file, whet, sand, sandpaper, pumice; grind, mortar, levigate, triturate. 2. irritate, aggravate, exasperate, exacerbate, rub the wrong way; annoy, vex, irk, peeve, gall,… …
105scrape — v 1. grate, rasp, file, scrape off; strip, decorticate, peel, skin, bark, husk, shuck, excoriate; grind, whet, sand, sandpaper, pumice; abrade, rub off, chafe, graze, scour, scrub; smooth, polish, burnish, buff. 2. scratch, scuff, mar, scar, Scot …
106scratch — v 1. abrade, skin, bark, scrape, graze; scarify, gash, incise, score, slit; lacerate, cut, claw; mark, scuff. 2. rub, chafe, file; poke at, dig, tear at. 3. rasp, grate, gride, grit, stridulate, screak. 4. erase, rub out, cross out, x out, strike …
107wear — v 1. dress in, don, put on, slip into or on, get into, step into; display, show off, parade, flaunt, flourish, Inf. sport; bear, carry, exhibit, show, manifest, evince, reveal; assume, adopt. 2. impair, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, canker,… …
108whet — v 1. sharpen, point, hone, strop, edge, put an edge on, taper; grind, mill, stone, file, rasp; smooth, abrade, rub, scrape. 2. stimulate, acuminate, awaken, arouse, rouse, stir; quicken, energize, inspire, kindle, fire; titillate, excite, fillip …
109chafe — [[t]tʃeɪf[/t]] v. chafed, chaf•ing, n. 1) to wear away by rubbing; abrade 2) to make sore by rubbing 3) to irritate; annoy 4) to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands[/ex] 5) to rub with frictional force: The horse chafed against his stall[/ex] 6) …
110grate — I [[t]greɪt[/t]] n. v. grat•ed, grat•ing 1) bui a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove 2) bui a framework of parallel or crossed bars used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like; grating 3)… …
