File and Rub

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File verb - To make smooth by friction.

Usage example: beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist

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Rub is a synonym for file in smooth topic. In some cases you can use "Rub" instead a verb "File", when it comes to topics like scrape.

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

Rub verb - To damage or diminish by continued friction.

Usage example: the brake pads were rubbed away as a result of years of use

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File is a synonym for rub in stroke topic. You can use "File" instead a verb "Rub", if it concerns topics such as scrape.

rank	file rank	rub rank
powers	file powers	rub powers

Not so much the rank-and-file grunts, but the Dark Jedi will rub it in your face.

Source: Video Game / Knights of the Old Republic

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