Abschürfen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrade verb To rub or wear off; erode.
• abrasion noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
• excoriate verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
• graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.

Senses

Abschürfen is used for these senses in English:

• abrade (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
• abrasion The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
• excoriate (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
• graze (transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.

abrade — full definition

1. verb To rub or wear off; erode.
2. verb To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
3. verb To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
4. verb To cause the surface to become more rough.

abrasion — full definition

1. noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
2. noun The gradual wearing away of a surface caused by friction or rubbing.

Related German words