| fret(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| wear(verb, attack, hurt, ruin, destroy) |
| wear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, destroy, smooth) |
| abrade(verb, decline, hurt, destroy, diminish) |
| chafe(verb, decline, hurt, damage, diminish) |
| fray(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use) |
| rub(verb, decline, hurt, diminish, decrease) |
| scour(verb, hurt, reduce, destroy, smooth) |
| erase(verb, destroy, smooth, clean, spread) |
| file(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| grind(verb, decline, smooth, diminish, decrease) |
| rasp(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| bark(verb, hurt, smooth, damage, clean) |
| grate(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| graze(verb, decline, hurt, smooth, damage) |
| scrape(verb, decline, hurt, smooth, diminish) |
| scrub(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| burnish(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| excoriate(verb, hurt, smooth, damage, clean) |
| furbish(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |