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To remove or wear away by friction
“She was bathing four or five times a day, scrubbing herself with horsehair brushes and strong lye soap, as if she meant to scrape her skin off.”
To drag a hard or sharp implement across a surface
“Once the cut has been made, scrape the inside of the gourd using an old spoon to remove all the seeds.”
To grind or grate against or together
“He seemed to scrape his teeth together after angrily voicing his displeasure.”
To emit or make a rasping sound, typically by having two objects grate against each other
“Wipers scrape against my windshield, while Dale wards off the cold by pulling the hat close to his eyes.”
To make (a hollow) by scraping away soil or rock
“Residents took on burial efforts with forks or even bare hands to scrape a final resting place for the departed.”
To be frugal or live economically
“He was just outraged seeing his mother work her fingers to the bone just to scrape through life.”
To make a long, deep cut in
To cut or trim off, especially the outer covering or skin of something
To obtain with difficulty or effort, especially one's livelihood
To brush off or away, typically dirt or litter
To blemish, scratch, or stain with a mark
To argue about petty and trivial matters
To copy or imitate the work of another
To scrape (and lift) a portion out with a scooped utensil or tool
(computing) To manipulate data or information with a computer or software
An act or sound of scraping, grinding or grating
“He slammed the door shut and they heard the scrape of a key in the lock.”
An injury or mark caused by scraping
“Other than the cut on her hand and a scrape on her shin from the tree, she was fine.”
An embarrassing or difficult predicament
“The siblings always get into some kind of scrape or moral dilemma, and there are a lot of siblings to choose from.”
A (usually brief) confrontation between foes
“Our son David got in a scrape with the law over some daredevil driving.”
A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons
“We got in a scrape with a pair of trolls on the edge of the Sandsea Range one day on patrol.”
Something that causes distress or trouble
A mark or groove made by gouging
An undertaking that goes against convention or that is somewhat ridiculous
Minor car accident resulting in slight damage to the vehicles involved
A quick and fleeting touch
A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal as a dwelling
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