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rub off

verb

1 rub off

Wear away.

synonyms: abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down.

Roget 552: efface, obliterate, erase, raze†, rase†, expunge, cancel; blot out, take out, rub out, scratch out, strike out, wipe out, wash out, ... show more

is a specific kind of: wear away, wear off.

is a broader term that covers: chafe, excoriate | rasp.

derivation: rubdown | abradant, abrader | abrasion, attrition, detrition, grinding | abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition | abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch | abradant, abrasive, abrasive material | abrasive, scratchy.

Moby thesaurus: ablate, abrade, abrase, bark, chafe, erase, erode, file, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind, rasp, raze, rub away ... show more.

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