| abrasion |  |  | 
| n. (state) | 1. abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. | 
 |  ~ graze | a superficial abrasion. | 
 |  ~ rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope. | 
 |  ~ wound, lesion | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). | 
| n. (process) | 2. abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition | erosion by friction. | 
 |  ~ eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it). | 
| n. (phenomenon) | 3. abrasion, attrition, detrition, grinding | the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice. | 
 |  ~ rubbing, friction | the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another. | 
| graze |  |  | 
| n. (state) | 1. graze | a superficial abrasion. | 
 |  ~ abrasion, excoriation, scratch, scrape | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. | 
| n. (act) | 2. graze, grazing | the act of grazing. | 
 |  ~ eating, feeding | the act of consuming food. | 
| v. (contact) | 3. browse, crop, graze, pasture, range | feed as in a meadow or pasture.; "the herd was grazing" | 
 |  ~ eat, feed | take in food; used of animals only.; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" | 
 |  ~ range | let eat.; "range the animals in the prairie" | 
 |  ~ pasture, graze, crop | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. | 
| v. (contact) | 4. graze | break the skin (of a body part) by scraping.; "She was grazed by the stray bullet" | 
 |  ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. | 
| v. (contact) | 5. crop, graze, pasture | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. | 
 |  ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. | 
 |  ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" | 
 |  ~ grass | feed with grass. | 
 |  ~ graze, browse, pasture, crop, range | feed as in a meadow or pasture.; "the herd was grazing" | 
 |  ~ drift | drive slowly and far afield for grazing.; "drift the cattle herds westwards" | 
| v. (contact) | 6. crease, graze, rake | scrape gently.; "graze the skin" | 
 |  ~ brush | touch lightly and briefly.; "He brushed the wall lightly" | 
 |  ~ shave | touch the surface of lightly.; "His back shaved the counter in passing" | 
| v. (consumption) | 7. browse, graze | eat lightly, try different dishes.; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" | 
 |  ~ nosh, snack | eat a snack; eat lightly.; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals" | 
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