Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
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. to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
Also written 擂る【する】、摩る【する】、磨る【する】