| abrade | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off | wear away. |
| ~ excoriate, chafe | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading.; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" |
| ~ wear away, wear off | diminish, as by friction.; "Erosion wore away the surface" |
| ~ rasp | scrape with a rasp. |
| v. (contact) | 2. abrade, scour | rub hard or scrub.; "scour the counter tops" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| grate | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire. |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ furnace | an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.. |
| ~ cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove, range | a kitchen appliance used for cooking food.; "dinner was already on the stove" |
| n. (event) | 2. grate | a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. grate, grating | a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air. |
| ~ barrier | a structure or object that impedes free movement. |
| ~ radiator grille, grille | grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator. |
| v. (possession) | 4. grate | furnish with a grate.; "a grated fireplace" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. eat into, fret, grate, rankle | gnaw into; make resentful or angry.; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| v. (contact) | 6. grate | reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface.; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| v. (contact) | 7. grate, grind | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together.; "grate one's teeth in anger" |
| ~ gnash | grind together, of teeth. |
| ~ fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up | break or cause to break into pieces.; "The plate fragmented" |
| ~ chew, manducate, masticate, jaw | chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth.; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| v. (contact) | 8. grate, scrape | scratch repeatedly.; "The cat scraped at the armchair" |
| ~ paw | scrape with the paws.; "The bear pawed the door" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
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