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Abrase

Rubbed smooth.

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Chafe 76% connected

To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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Rasp 76% connected

To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder.

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Corrasion 74% connected

The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent ac…

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Corrasion 74% connected

The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent ac…

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Abrade 92% connected

To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Corrade 92% connected

To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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