обдира́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrade verb To rub or wear off; erode.
• bark verb To make the sharp, loud vocal sound typical of dogs.
• fleece noun The woolly coat of a sheep, or wool shorn from it in one piece.
• gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
• rasp noun A coarse metal file with rough, pointed teeth, used to shape or smooth wood or other materials.
• rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
• skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Senses

обдира́ть is used for these senses in English:

• abrade (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
• bark To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
• fleece (transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.
• gouge (transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
• rasp (intransitive) To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
• rip off (transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.
• rook (transitive) To cheat or swindle.

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.

bark — full definition

1. verb To make the sharp, loud vocal sound typical of dogs.
2. verb To speak in a sharp, loud, commanding tone.
3. noun The tough outer covering of a tree's trunk and branches.
4. noun The sharp sound a dog makes.

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