1. to rub with something rough

2. to grate upon

1. to break apart or in two

2.  separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space

1. a crowd of people

2. a fashionable gathering

1. agreeable, attractive

2. of palatable flavor and pleasing texture

1. to empty of a principal substance

2. to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value

1. having a sullen and goomy disposition

2. marked by or expressive of gloom

1. harsh or discordant sound

2. harshness in the sound of words or phrases

1. to join ropes, wires, etc., by weaving or twisting them together

2. to join (pieces of film, magnetic tape, etc.) by connecting their ends together

1. superficial piecemeal knowledge

2. a small scattered number or amount

1. a sudden loss of power, happiness, success, etc.

2. something that causes failure

1. sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor

2.  deeply or violently bitter

1. to frighten away

2. to wear (as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing

1. to ruin the beauty or perfection of

2. to hurt or damage the good condition of

1. the combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound

2. a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things

1. sweet to the taste

2. generally pleasing or agreeable

1. to hew (as timber) coarsely without smoothing or finishing

2. to form crudely