擦(す)るto rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

マッチを擦(す)って火(ひ)をつける。

Strike a match to light a fire. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}

木材(もくざい)をなめらかにするためにヤスリで擦(す)る。

To make the timber smooth, it is rubbed with a file. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}

習字(しゅうじ)の授業(じゅぎょう)ではまず、硯(すずり)で墨(すみ)を擦(す)る作業(さぎょう)を行(おこな)います。

In a calligraphy class, we first perform the task of rubbing ink on an inkstone. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}

マッチを擦(す)った途端(とたん)、暗(くら)くて見(み)えなかった周囲(しゅうい)が見(み)えるようになった。

The moment I struck the match, the surroundings that were too dark to see became visible. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}

小学生(しょうがくせい)の息子(むすこ)は帰宅(きたく)するなり、手(て)を擦(す)りながら最新(さいしん)のゲームを強請(ねだ)ってきました。

As soon as my elementary school-aged son came home, he started rubbing his hands together and begging for the latest game. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}