Synonyms and related words :
ablation, abrasion, abrasive, attrition, buffing, burnishing, chafe, chafing, detrition, dressing, erasure, erosion, filing, fretting, galling, grazing, grinding, limation, polishing, rasping, rubbing away, sandblasting, scouring, scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, shining, smoothing, wear, wearing away