Noun
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an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
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scratch,
scrape,
excoriation |
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lesion,
wound any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
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graze the act of grazing
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| abrasion -
erosion by friction
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attrition,
corrasion,
detrition |
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eating away,
eroding,
wearing away,
wearing,
erosion (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
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| abrasion -
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
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grinding,
attrition,
detrition |
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friction,
rubbing effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
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