frotter

Meaning

1. to rub, chafe
2. to scrub, scour
3. to scrape
4. to stone
5. (informal) to rub (someone) in the wrong way, to get on (someone)'s bad side

Concepts

rub

scrub

chafe

wipe

scrape

polish

scratch

grind

smear

massage

scour

rub hard

rub against

thrash

thresh

graze

rub off

be troubled about

coach

crumple

train

worry over

wrinkle

file

frost

strike

warm up

wash

abrade

bumpily

depilate

rub forcefully

rub down

fray

fret

itch

hang-up

hitch

snag

glaze

scumble

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fʁɔ.te/

Etymology

From Middle French frotter, from Old French froter (“to stroke, wipe, rub”), of uncertain origin. Generally assumed to be from Latin frictāre , present active infinitive of frictō, frequentative of fricō through its past participle frictus (“rubbed”).