- Eugene Sheffer Crossword
- July 20 2024
- Abrasion
Abrasion
Here is the answer for the: Abrasion crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on July 20 2024 Eugene Sheffer Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Abrasion has a total of 6 letters.
The word SCRAPE is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable's. The syllable division for SCRAPE is: scrape
Definition
• | To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or
rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing
portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make
even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp
edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure,
cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean;
as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even
surface. |
• | To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). |
• | To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to
gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire
avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up;
as, to scrape money together. |
• | To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence,
as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; --
usually with down. |
• | To rub over the surface of anything with something which
roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly
and noisily along. |
• | To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he
scraped and saved until he became rich. |
• | To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like
instrument. |
• | To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor
when making a bow. |
• | The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a
scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of
a pen. |
• | A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow
made with that accompaniment. |
• | A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which
one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or
scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. |
Other July 20 2024 Puzzle Clues
There are a total of 65 clues in July 20 2024 crossword puzzle.
If you have already solved this crossword clue and are looking for the main post then head over to Eugene Sheffer Crossword July 20 2024 Answers