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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
abrade .
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Examples
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I get very tired of supposed "wilderness grade equipment" with plastic buckles, or other essential components that the plastic breaks, abrades or otherwise self destructs.
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I get very tired of supposed "wilderness grade equipment" with plastic buckles, or other essential components that the plastic breaks, abrades or otherwise self destructs.
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Impetigo is often found around insect bites, as scratching abrades the skin and allows bacteria to enter.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Even so, he only abrades me when he nurses, he rarely bites and he has never broken the skin.
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Impetigo is often found around insect bites, as scratching abrades the skin and allows bacteria to enter.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Impetigo is often found around insect bites, as scratching abrades the skin and allows bacteria to enter.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Sandblasting is a big no-no for removing old paint from brick, as it abrades the surface.
Leave that brush alone! Experts say masonry facades are 'happier unpainted.' 2010
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Time is a stream, flowing around us and through us, incising lines on faces as it abrades rocks.
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Impetigo is often found around insect bites, as scratching abrades the skin and allows bacteria to enter.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Volcanic ash is a contaminant which abrades and clogs mechanically moving parts.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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