be worn by rubbing
1Rubbing alcohol — Rubbing alcohol, USP / B.P. is a liquid prepared and used primarily for topical application. It is prepared from a special denaturized alcohol solution and contains 68.5 71.5% by volume of pure, concentrated ethanol (ethyl alcohol) [See… …
2chafe — I. v. a. 1. Rub, injure by rubbing, wear by rubbing. 2. Irritate, vex, annoy, fret, tease, gall, chagrin, provoke, ruffle, offend, nettle, incense, enrage, exasperate, anger, make angry. II. v. n. 1. Be rubbed, be worn by rubbing. 2. Rage, fret,… …
3Chafe — Chafe, v. i. To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. [1913 Webster] Made its great boughs chafe together. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To be worn by …
4a|bra|sion — «uh BRAY zhuhn», noun. 1. a place scraped or worn by rubbing; an abraded spot or surface: »He had an abrasion on his heel where his shoe rubbed. 2. a wearing away by rubbing; scraping off: »the abrasion of rocks by currents of water laden with… …
5attrite — attriteness, n. /euh truyt /, adj., v., attrited, attriting. adj. 1. Also, attrited. worn by rubbing or attrition. v.t. 2. to make smaller by attrition. [1615 25; < L attritus rubbed against, rubbed away, worn away (ptp. of atterere), equiv. to… …
6attrited — adjective worn by rubbing or friction • Similar to: ↑worn …
7gall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Greek cholē, cholos gall, wrath, Old English geolu yellow more at yellow Date: before 12th century 1. a. bile; especially bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or… …
8chafe — , chaff To chafe means to make sore or worn by rubbing (or, chaffinch / Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster figuratively, to annoy or irritate). To chaff means to tease goodnaturedly …
9frayed — worn by rubbing, 1814, pp. adj. from FRAY (Cf. fray) (v.) …
10chafe, chaff — The one may lead to the other, but their meanings are distinct. To chafe means to make sore or worn by rubbing (or, figuratively, to annoy or irritate). To chaff means to tease good naturedly. A person who is excessively chaffed is likely to… …
