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Definition of 'scrape'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) scrape
to rub (a surface) with something rough or sharp, as to clean or smooth it.

2.  scrape
to remove by rubbing with something rough or sharp.

3.  scrape
to scratch, injure, or mar by brushing against something rough or sharp.

4.  scrape
to produce by scratching or scraping.

5.  scrape
to collect or gather laboriously or with difficulty (usu. fol. by up or together).

6.  scrape
to rub roughly on or across (something).

7.  scrape
to draw or rub (a thing) roughly across something.

8.  scrape
to level (an unpaved road) with a grader.

9. (v.i.) scrape
to scrape something.

10.  scrape
to rub against something gratingly.

11.  scrape
to produce a grating and unmusical tone from a string instrument.

12.  scrape
to draw one's foot back along the ground in making a bow.

13.  scrape
to manage or get by with difficulty.

14.  scrape
to economize or save by attention to even the slightest amounts.

15. (n.) scrape
an act or instance of scraping.

16.  scrape
a harsh, shrill, or scratching sound made by scraping.

17.  scrape
a scraped place.

18.  scrape
an embarrassing or distressing situation.

19.  scrape
a fight or quarrel; scrap.

Etymology: (1350–1400; (v.) ME < ON skrapa, c. OE scrapian to scratch; (n.) late ME: scraper, der. of the v.)

Definition of 'scrape'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching
a harsh noise made by scraping
"the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

2. (noun) abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

3. (noun) scrape, scraping
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
"all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"

4. (verb) scratch, scrape, scar, mark
an indication of damage

5. (verb) scrape, grate
scratch repeatedly
"The cat scraped at the armchair"

6. (verb) scrape
make by scraping
"They scraped a letter into the stone"

7. (verb) scratch, scrape, scratch up
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

8. (verb) scrape, kowtow, genuflect
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

9. (verb) scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up
gather (money or other resources) together over time
"She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"

10. (verb) skin, scrape
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
"The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

Definition of 'scrape'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) scrape
to push a sharp or hard object across a surface
She scraped the paint off the wall.; He was scraping the bottom of the pan.

2.  scrape
to injure or damage sth by pushing it against a rough surface
I scraped my arm on the tree branch.

3.  scrape
to make an unpleasant noise by rubbing against sth hard
The door scrapes on the floor when it opens.

4.  scrape
scrape the bottom of the barrel
to be forced to use the worst of sth because there is nothing else
They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel when they hired him.

5. (noun) scrape
an injury to your skin from rubbing against sth rough
I got a few scrapes when I fell.

6.  scrape
an unpleasant sound when sth scrapes against sth
the scrape of the chairs on the floor

Definition of 'scrape'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) scrape
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. (noun) scrape
a drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment

3. (noun) scrape
a disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty

4. (verb) scrape
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

5. (verb) scrape
to remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above)

6. (verb) scrape
to collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together

7. (verb) scrape
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

8. (verb) scrape
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

9. (verb) scrape
to occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich

10. (verb) scrape
to play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument

11. (verb) scrape
to draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow

Translation of 'scrape'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.
Afrikaans: skraap	Arabic: يَقْشُط	Bulgarian: ожулвам
Brazilian: arranhar	Czech: odřít	German: schaben
Danish: skrabe	Greek: ξύνω, γδέρνω	Spanish: arañar
Estonian: kriimustama	Farsi: خراش برداشتن	Finnish: naarmuttaa
French: érafler	Hebrew: לְשַפשֵף	Hindi: खुरचना, कुरेदना
Croatian: struganje, grebenje	Hungarian: megkarcol	Indonesian: menggores
Icelandic: skrapa; rispa	Italian: strisciare	Japanese: こする
Korean: 생채기를 내다	Lithuanian: nubrozdinti	Latvian: nobrāzt; noskrāpēt
Malay: menyebabkan sesuatu terge	Dutch: schuren	Norwegian: skrape, skrubbe
Polish: (za)drasnąć, otrzeć	Persian: خراش برداشتن	Pashto: پاكول، ليدى كول، ايسته كو
Portuguese: arranhar	Romanian: a zgâria	Russian: царапать, обдирать
Slovak: odrieť	Slovenian: opraskati	Serbian: ogrebati
Swedish: skrapa	Thai: ขูด; ขีด	Turkish: kazımak, sürtmek
Taiwanese: 擦	Ukrainian: дряпати, обдирати	Urdu: رگڑ کھانا
Vietnamese: làm xây xát	Chinese: 擦伤
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