to rub in, to smear on, to spread on...

friction, rubbing, chafing...

grazing, skimming, almost touching...

scratch, graze, abrasion

scratch, graze, abrasion

scratch, graze, abrasion

scratch, graze, abrasion

rubbing, scrubbing, scraping

chafing, sore, scrape...

to be rubbed

stria (carved out by a glacier, etc.)

fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near, sound as produced by this alarm

abrasion, scrape, graze...

stump of a pencil or brush

brush-mark pattern (scraped into the surface of earthenware with wood)

to skin (one's knee), to graze, to scratch

to skin (one's knee), to graze, to scratch

to skin (one's knee), to graze, to scratch

to cut by abrasion, to cut by rubbing, to use up (all one's money)

to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin), to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)

to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin), to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)

to draw close to, to edge up to, to snuggle up to...

ground glass, frosted glass

over-sophistication

rubbing an ointment into the skin

levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near, sound as produced by this alarm

scratch, graze, abrasion

scratch, graze, abrasion

abrasion, scratch