2 meanings
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1 —as in:
suffered an abrasion
Definition
area where the skin is torn or worn offor:
erosion by friction
- Mild abrasions, such as a scraped knee, can be treated at home.
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- To treat a mild abrasion, start by cleaning it with soap and water and applying an antibiotic ointment.
- apply oil to minimize mechanical abrasion
- When I touched the abrasion, Shawn released a long sigh and his eyes opened.Tara Westover -- Educated
- You had three broken ribs, a cracked tibia, countless abrasions, and a horrific amount of blood loss, Otis.Heather Brewer -- Tenth Grade Bleeds
- But now all balance is lost and we plunge down headlong, both of us, noisily and without grace, gathering momentum and abrasions as we go.Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
- Someone had even cleaned and wrapped the mild abrasions on my hands and the knife wound from three days ago when Ambrose's thugs had tried to kill me.Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
- For Mason had called his attention to them and insisted that no blow from a boat would make both abrasions.Theodore Dreiser -- An American Tragedy
- "Lots of abrasions," she said.James Patterson -- Kiss the Girls
- While he examined her he explained about abrasions and contusions and the healing process.Barbara Kingsolver -- The Bean Trees
abrasion = area where the skin was torn or worn off
2 —as in:
abrasion of the rubber
Definition
wear away by rubbing- We're convinced the skid marks are from her car because the rubber abraded from her tires is consistent with the length of the skid marks that lead to the crash.
abraded = wear away by rubbing
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- His hands were abraded and exhausted, but he listened to his heart.Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist
- The clean cuffed hand holds up an abraded stick.Thomas Wolfe -- Look Homeward, Angel
- Stoddard, dazed, bruised, abraded, was back in the tonneau struggling up with Uncle Pros's assistance.Grace MacGowan Cooke -- The Power and the Glory
- The familiar sensation of an abraded shin recalled his dazed faculties.Ambrose Bierce -- A Horseman in the Sky
- In a blink, she gulped down the rabbits and then licked clean the stone with the organs, abrading the slate with the barbs on her tongue.Christopher Paolini -- Eldest
- He was mounted on a traditional Haitian saddle, made of straw, designed, it would seem, to abrade the backs of donkeys and ponies until they bled.Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
- And then Liv, too, must be misremembering the scene, for she's been equally grateful and then nervous, no doubt abraded by this rough brush with mortality.Chang-rae Lee -- A Gesture Life
- He had a moment to register the feel of her skin under his hands, ...abrading against the urgent need to mate.J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death
- Whether from terror or courage, Cosette had not breathed a sound, though her hands were a little abraded.Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables
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