abschürfen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrade verb To wear something away gradually by rubbing or scraping it.
• abrasion noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
• excoriate verb To strip the skin or fur from something.
• 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 wear something away gradually by rubbing or scraping it.
2. verb To tire someone out or wear down their patience.
3. verb To make sore by rubbing against it repeatedly.
4. verb To make a surface rougher by scraping or scratching it.

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.

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