rase

To erase.

A scratch; an abrasion; a slight wound.

A Middle English form of race.

Same as race.

To scrape or glance along the surface of; scratch; graze; shave.

To obliterate by scraping; erase; cancel; hence, to strike out of existence; annul; destroy: often with out.

To level with the ground or the supporting surface; tear down or demolish; reduce to ruins: in this sense now always spelled raze.

Synonyms Raze, Demolish. See demolish.

An imperfection in velveteen or other pile fabric after the pile is cut.