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abrade abrasion abrasive ,

abreast, adv., adj. 1. beside, side by side, by the side of, adjacent to, next to, next door to, cheek by jowl, close at hand, aligned, in alignment, on a line with, in one line; bow to bow, stem to stem.
2. Usu.

abreast of or

with, a. equally advanced, alongside, up to the same plane, on a par, parallel, matched, even, tied, equal, alike,
b. informed, knowledgeable, Inf. up on, Inf. on top of.

abridge, v. 1. shorten, contract, cut down, abbreviate, condense, compress, concentrate; abstract, summarize, brief, synopsize, digest, epitomize.
2. reduce, retrench, decrease, diminish, lessen, shrink, narrow, bridge, subtract, subduct, curtail; truncate, cut, cut off, cut back, cut short, slash, clip, shear, shave, trim, prune, pare down, lop, lop off, dock.
3. deprive, cut off, divest, dispossess, debar, disinherit, shut off, shut out, bereave, despoil, strip.

abridgment, n. 1. digest, epitome; compendium, survey, synopsis, abstract, summary, precis, conspectus, prospectus; syllabus, resume, brief, outline, sketch.
2. shortening, contraction, contracting, cutting down, abbreviation, abbreviating, condensation, condensing, compression, compressing, concentration, concentrating; reduction, reducing, retrenchment, retrenching, decrease, decreasing, lessening, shrinkage, shrinking, narrowing, bridging, subtraction, subtracting, subduction, subducting, curtailing; obtrunca-tion, detruncation, truncation, cut, cutting off or back or short, slashing, clipping, shearing, shaving, trimming, pruning, nipping, lopping, lopping off, docking.
3. deprivation, divestiture, dispossession, debaring, disinheriting, shutting off, cutting off, shutting out, bereavement, despoiling, stripping.
4. compactness, tightness, narrowness, narrow straits, squeeze, tight squeeze, bind, confined or restricted space, confinement; restriction, limitation, curtailment; loss, shortage, diminution.

abroad, adv. 1. in foreign parts, out of the country, overseas, on the continent, U.S. in Europe, beyond seas; wandering, traveling, vacationing, on one's travels; distant, afar off.