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.
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.
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.