To graze or lightly touch; to skim past (e.g., a bullet grazing someone); to scratch lightly.
弾が肩をかすったが、命に別状はなかった。
The bullet grazed his shoulder, but it wasn't life-threatening.
車のミラーが電柱にかすって壊れた。
The car's mirror scraped against a pole and broke.
ボールが窓ガラスをかすって割れてしまった。
The ball just nicked the window and it broke.
To take a small percentage; to skim or squeeze a little off (e.g., taking fees or a cut), often used figuratively.
仲介業者が取引ごとに小さく手数料をかすっている。
The intermediary is taking a small fee from each transaction.
その会社は契約のたびに利益をかすっていた疑いがある。
There are suspicions the company skimmed profits from each contract.
役所の工事で一部の業者が資金をかすっていたことが発覚した。
It was revealed that some contractors were skimming funds from the public works project.