Meaning of 擂る in Japanese

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Definition of 擂る

  1. (v5r, vt) to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)

    ケリーはマッチを擦ってパイプへもっていった。
    Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.

  2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

    ありがね全部すってしまった。
    We shot our wad.

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