A tool or machine for abrading; abrader.

plural of abraser

(obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank.

(transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.

Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. / Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.

A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. / (obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.

The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.

In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings. / Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner.

simple past tense and past participle of abrase