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Clean Abrasively

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noun

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

verb

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

39%11 Acting abrasively
adverb

• in an aggressively truculent manner

• in a defiantly truculent manner

39%8Abrasively rubbing a surface to make it smooth
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