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   Scrape

   /skrāp/

   

   verb

   • 1. push or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter: "we scraped the dishes clean" Similar rakedragpushbrushsweep
   • ▪ use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter) from something: "she scraped the mud off her shoes" Similar abradegratesandsandpaperscourscratchrubfilerasp
   • ▪ apply (a hard or sharp implement) to a surface so as to remove dirt or other matter: "he scraped the razor across the stubble on his cheek" Similar abradegratesandsandpaperscourscratchrubfilerasp
   • ▪ make (a hollow) by scraping away soil or rock: "he found a ditch, scraped a hole, and put the bag in it" Similar scoop outhollow outdig outdigexcavategouge outquarrymake
   • 2. rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage or injury: "he smashed into the wall and felt his knee scrape against the plaster" Similar grazescratchabradescuffraspskinrub rawcutlaceratebarkchafestripflaywoundtechnical:excoriate
   • ▪ draw or move (something) along or over something else, making a harsh noise: "she scraped back her chair and stood up"
   • ▪ move with or make a harsh scraping sound: "she lifted the gate to prevent its scraping along the ground" Similar gratecreakgrindjarraspscratchdragrubsqueakscreechgritset someone's teeth on edge
   • ▪ play a violin or similar stringed instrument tunelessly: humorous "Katie was scraping away at her cello"
   • ▪ draw one's hair tightly back off the forehead: "her hair was scraped back into a ponytail"
   • 3. narrowly pass by or through something: "there was only just room to scrape through between the tree and the edge of the stream"
   • ▪ barely manage to succeed in a particular undertaking: "he scraped through the entrance exam"
   • ▪ just manage to achieve; accomplish with great effort or difficulty: "for some years he scraped a living as a tutor"
   • ▪ collect or accumulate something with difficulty: "they could hardly scrape up enough money for one ticket, let alone two"
   • ▪ try to save as much money as possible; economize: "they had scrimped and scraped and saved for years"
   • ▪ manage to live with difficulty: "she has to scrape by on Social Security"
   • 4. copy (data) from a website using a computer program: "all search engines scrape content from sites without permission and display it on their own sites"

   noun

   • 1. an act or sound of scraping: "he heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock" Similar grategratingcreakcreakinggrindgrindingjarjarringraspraspingscratchscratchingrubrubbingsqueaksqueakingscreechscreeching
   • ▪ an injury or mark caused by scraping: "there was a long, shallow scrape on his shin" Similar grazescratchabrasioncutlacerationwound
   • ▪ a place where soil has been scraped away, especially a shallow hollow formed in the ground by a bird during a courtship display or for nesting: "ringed plovers incubate eggs in shallow scrapes"
   • ▪ an obsequious bow in which one foot is drawn backward along the ground. archaic
   • 2. a procedure of dilatation of the cervix and curettage of the uterus. informal
   • 3. an embarrassing or difficult predicament caused by one's own unwise behavior: informal "he'd been in worse scrapes than this before now" Similar predicamentplighttight cornertight spotticklish/tricky situationproblemquandarydilemmacrisismessmuddleinformal:jamfixstewbindholehot watera pretty/fine kettle of fishspot of bothertroubledifficultystraitsdire/desperate straitsdistress

   Word Origin Old Englishscrapian ‘scratch with the fingernails’, of Germanic origin, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse skrapa or Middle Dutch schrapen ‘to scratch’.

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   What is the meaning of scrape?

   • noun The act or noise of scraping or rubbing, as with something that roughens or removes a surface; hence, the effect of scraping, rubbing, or scratching: as, a noisy scrape on a floor; the scrape of a pen.

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   What does scraped mean in English?

   • [transitive, intransitive] scrape (something) to manage to win or to get something with difficulty The team scraped a narrow victory last year. (British English) I just scraped a pass in the exam. They scraped a living by playing music on the streets. The government scraped home (= just won) by three votes.

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   How do you use scrape in a sentence?

   • The word “scrape” refers to the act of removing something from a surface using a tool or object. Here are some examples of how to use “scrape” in a sentence: I need to scrape the paint off the wall before I can repaint it. She scraped the mud off her shoes before entering the house.

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   What is the difference between scrape and scratch?

   • However, there are distinct differences between the two. Scrape means to remove something by applying pressure with a tool or object. It is often used when referring to removing something from a hard surface, such as scraping paint off a wall. Scratch, on the other hand, means to mark or damage a surface by rubbing or scraping something against it.

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   scrape something (+ adv./prep.) She scraped the mud off her boots. We scraped away the top layer of wallpaper. scrape something + adj. The kids had scraped their plates clean.

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   Scrape refers to the act of removing something from a surface by rubbing it with a hard object or tool. For example, you might scrape ice off your car windshield with a scraper. Scratch, on the other hand, refers to a mark or cut on a surface caused by a hard object.

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   Scrape definition: to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface. See examples of SCRAPE used in a sentence.

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   Dictionary definition of scrape. To rub or drag a hard or sharp object against a surface with some force, often resulting in the removal or alteration of material from that surface. "She had to scrape the burnt bits off the bottom of the pan." Detailed meaning of scrape.

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   definition 1: to rub the surface of with something sharp or abrasive, as for cleaning or removing material. synonyms: abrade, rasp, scour, scratch. similar words: chafe, file, gouge, grate, graze, grind, grit, plane, rub, sand, scrub, strip. definition 2:

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   noun The act or noise of scraping or rubbing, as with something that roughens or removes a surface; hence, the effect of scraping, rubbing, or scratching: as, a noisy scrape on a floor; the scrape of a pen. noun A scraping or drawing back of the foot in making obeisance. noun An embarrassing position, usually due to imprudence and thoughtlessness.

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    scrape meaning: 1. to damage the surface of something by rubbing it against something rough: 2. to remove…. Learn more.