abrade

Verb
  1. Wear away (synset 201256577)
    is a type of: wear away, wear off - diminish, as by friction
    subtypes:
    • chafe, excoriate - tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
    • rasp - scrape with a rasp
    same as: abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off
  2. Rub hard or scrub (synset 201254215)
    "scour the counter tops"
    is a type of: rub - move over something with pressure
    same as: scour

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