skrubbsår — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrasion noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
• scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.

Senses

skrubbsår is used for these senses in English:

• abrasion (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
• road rash (colloquial) skin and bone injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces
• scrape A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).

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.

scrape — full definition

1. verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
2. verb To just barely manage to achieve or obtain something.
3. verb To extract data automatically from a website or document not designed for easy machine reading.
4. noun A shallow injury or mark caused by rubbing against a rough surface.

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