Synonyms: attrition
Definition: the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
Similar words: rubbing, friction, detrition
Definition: effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
Synonyms: attrition
Definition: a wearing down to weaken or destroy
Usage: a war of attrition
Similar words: decrease, drop-off, lessening
Definition: a change downward
Usage: there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided; there was a sharp drop-off in sales
Synonyms: contriteness, contrition, attrition
Definition: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Similar words: regret, rue, ruefulness, sorrow
Definition: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
Usage: he drank to drown his sorrows; he wrote a note expressing his regret; to his rue, the error cost him the game
Synonyms: grinding, detrition, abrasion, attrition
Definition: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Similar words: rubbing, friction
Definition: the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
Synonyms: abrasion, attrition, detrition, corrasion
Definition: erosion by friction
Similar words: eroding, erosion, eating away, wearing, wearing away
Definition: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)