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rase

/ɹeɪz/

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noun

A scratching out, or erasure

Examples :

"The teacher pointed to the rase on the test paper where a wrong answer had been scribbled out. "

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noun

A slight wound; a scratch

Examples :

"She examined her knee, finding only a small rase from where she'd tripped on the sidewalk. "

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noun

A way of measuring in which the commodity measured was made even with the top of the measuring vessel by rasing, or striking off, all that was above it

Examples :

"The recipe called for a precise measurement, so I used a rase of flour, carefully leveling it with the top of the measuring cup. "

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verb

To rub along the surface of; to graze

Examples :

"The car's side mirror rased the brick wall as I backed out of the driveway. "

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verb

To rub or scratch out; to erase

Examples :

"The student had to rase the incorrect answer from his test with an eraser. "

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verb

To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze

Examples :

"After the earthquake, the city officials decided to rase the damaged buildings for safety reasons. "

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verb

To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow

Examples :

"The old factory, weakened by years of neglect, eventually rased to the ground during the earthquake. "

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