injure+by+rubbing

  • 51scrape — [[t]skreɪp[/t]] v. scraped, scrap•ing, n. 1) to rub (a surface) with something rough or sharp, as to clean or smooth it 2) to remove by rubbing with something rough or sharp 3) to scratch, injure, or mar by brushing against something rough or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 52bhrēi-, bhrī̆- —     bhrēi , bhrī̆     English meaning: to pierce, cut with smth. sharp     Deutsche Übersetzung: “with scharfem Werkzeug schneiden, etc”     Note: extension from bher .     Material: O.Ind. bhrīṇ a nti “be hurt” (Pf. bibhrüya Dhütup.), Av.… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 53nose — [nōz] n. [ME < OE nosu, akin to Ger nase, orig. a dual, meaning “the two nostrils” < IE base * nas , nostril > Sans nāsā, the nose, lit., pair of nostrils, L nasus, nose & naris (pl. nares), nostril] 1. the part of the human face between …

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