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SCRAPE
scratch, scrape, scar, mark
(noun) an indication of damage
scrape, scraping
(noun) a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); “all that bowing and scraping did not impress him”
scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching
(noun) a harsh noise made by scraping; “the scrape of violin bows distracted her”
abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
scrape, grate
(verb) scratch repeatedly; “The cat scraped at the armchair”
scratch, scrape, scratch up
(verb) cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
skin, scrape
(verb) bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; “The boy skinned his knee when he fell”
scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up
(verb) gather (money or other resources) together over time; “She had scraped together enough money for college”; “they scratched a meager living”
scrape
(verb) make by scraping; “They scraped a letter into the stone”
scrape, kowtow, genuflect
(verb) bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
scrape (third-person singular simple present scrapes, present participle scraping, simple past and past participle scraped)
(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
(transitive) To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
(transitive) To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
(transitive) To barely manage to achieve.
(transitive) To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
(computing) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
(intransitive) To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
(ambitransitive) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.
Synonyms
• (draw an object along while exerting pressure): grate, scratch, drag
• (injure by scraping): abrade, chafe, graze
Noun
scrape (plural scrapes)
A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
An awkward set of circumstances.
(British, slang) A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
(military) A shallow pit dug as a hideout.
Synonyms
• (injury): abrasion, graze
• (fight): altercation, brawl, fistfight, fight, fisticuffs, punch-up, scuffle
• (awkward set of circumstances): bind, fix, mess, pickle
• See also injury
Anagrams
• CASREP, Casper, Pacers, Scaper, capers, crapes, e-scrap, escarp, pacers, parsec, recaps, scaper, secpar, spacer
Source: Wiktionary
Scrape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scraped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scraping.] Etym: [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.]
1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface.
2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. Ezek. xxvi. 4.
3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborius effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together. The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but scrape, subscribers. Fuller.
4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down. Macaulay. To scrape acquaintance, to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction. Farquhar. He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. G. W. Cable.
Scrape, v. i.
1. To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along.
2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich. "[Spend] their scraping fathers' gold." Shak.
3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
Scrape, n.
1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen.
2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. H. Spencer.
3. A disagreable and embrassing predicament, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes. Bp. Warburton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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