Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
擦
cā 动
1
(=抹) wipe …clean
- 擦眼镜(鏡) cā yǎnjìng wipe one's glasses clean
- 擦汗 cā hàn wipe away one's sweat
2 (指用水) wash
3
[+ 皮鞋] polish
4
(=摩擦) rub摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng be itching for a fight
5
(=涂) apply
- 她粉底擦得太厚了。 Tā fěndǐ cā de tài hòu le. She has applied too much foundation.
6
[+ 火柴] strike;
(pt, pp struck)
(pt, pp struck)
7 (破) scrape
- 擦伤(傷) cāshāng scrape
8
(=挨着) brush
- 排球没(沒)发(發)过(過)去,擦网(網)了。 Páiqiú méi fā guòqù,cā wǎng le. The volleyball didn't make its way over - it just brushed the net.
9
[+ 瓜果] shred