Roget's Thesaurus

#331. Friction

Nouns

friction, attrition; rubbing, abrasion, scraping etc. v.; confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub; elbow grease; rosin; massage; roughness etc. 256. rolling friction, sliding friction, starting friction.

Verbs

rub, scratch, scrape, scrub, slide, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, wear down, gnaw; file, grind etc. (reduce to powder) 330. set one's teeth on edge; rosin.

Adjectives

anatriptic; attrite.