abrade vs peel away

abrade

verb
  • To rub or wear off; erode. 

  • To cause the surface to become more rough. 

  • To undergo abrasion. 

  • To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. 

  • To irritate by rubbing; chafe. 

peel away

verb
  • To burn out while accelerating and rapidly depart; to peel off, peel out. 

  • To become separate through peeling. 

  • To take away from something else. 

  • To separate off from the main body; to move off to one side (as in troop movements on a parade ground or in an organized retreat, or columns in a procession). 

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