godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
cut by rubbing; cut by abrasion
Describes cutting something by rubbing or friction, such as sawing through with a string or wearing through a material.
糸で紙を擦り切る。
Cut the paper by rubbing it with a string.
鋭い岩がロープを擦り切った。
A sharp rock cut the rope by abrasion.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
use up all one's money
Figurative use: to exhaust funds completely, as if wearing them away. Often used in the phrase 金を擦り切る.
彼はギャンブルで金を擦り切った。
He used up all his money on gambling.