abrade vs powder

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. 

powder

verb
  • To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder. 

  • To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder. 

  • To turn into powder; to become powdery. 

  • To depart suddenly; to "take a powder". 

  • To use powder on the hair or skin. 

noun
  • A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing. 

  • An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. 

  • The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. 

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