Rub
Rub verb - To damage or diminish by continued friction.
Wear down
Wear down verb - Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
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Wear down and Rub. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rub/wear_down
Rub & Wear down. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rub/wear_down>.
Wear down or Rub. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rub/wear_down.
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