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Meaning scrape meaning

What does scrape mean?
Definitions in simple English

scrape Verb

— To scrape is to drag something with force across a surface. She was worried the heavy table would scrape the polished floor as it was being moved. He needed to scrape the mud off his boots before entering the house. — To scrape is to make something smooth by rubbing. He could scrape off the rough edges to make the stone smooth. — To scrape is to save or collect things with difficulty. After I lost my job, I had to really scrape to have enough money for the rent.

scrape Noun

— A scrape is the noise made by forced rubbing. He could hear the scrape of the table being dragged across the floor. — A scrape is a wound made by rubbing. She had a nasty scrape on her knee after falling on the path. — A scrape is a fight. The two boys got into a bit of a scrape during the football match.

scrape

— verb scratch repeatedly The cat scraped at the armchair — noun (= scraping) a harsh noise made by scraping the scrape of violin bows distracted her — verb make by scraping They scraped a letter into the stone — verb (= scratch) cut the surface of; wear away the surface of — verb (= scratch) gather (money or other resources) together over time She had scraped together enough money for college they scratched a meager living — verb bend the knees and bow in a servile manner — noun (= scraping) a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) all that bowing and scraping did not impress him — noun (= scratch) an indication of damage — verb (= skin) bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of The boy skinned his knee when he fell — noun (= abrasion) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Synonyms scrape synonyms

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scrape English » English

scratch rub grate abrasion graze shave scrub claw scour pick at rasp plane abrade smooth polish skin scraping rake difficulty mark grind chafe brush trouble squeak shred sharpen scratch up scrape up scar rub off remove pick off jam file excoriation erase dig cut wipe whittle whet trim scratching scratch oneself scraper scrape off scrabble save reduce

Topics scrape topics

What do people use scrape to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive Hear

Types of sounds
Person Healthy

Injure
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Trouble

Problem
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Touch
Physical actions Physical impact

Grind
Physical actions Divide into pieces

Dig
States Quality Texture

Rough
Social behavior Conflict War

Win
Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Frugal
Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Remove, take apart

Conjugation scrape conjugation

How do you conjugate scrape?

scrape · verb

Examples scrape examples

How do I use scrape in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Please scrape the skin off the potatoes.
Don't scrape your chair on the floor.
Students, by working part time, are able to scrape up tuition fees by themselves.

Movie subtitles

A Gem who was Ever-Ready in a bad scrape.
Why scrape so much butter off?
Don't scrape the plate. I'm sure there's more in the kitchen.
You better scrape up some dough, or he'll take your pal's suit.
If you were out joyriding plastered, or got into a scrape, why don't you admit it instead of accusing innocent people?
Then scrape the gravy off.
We scrape on each other's nerves.
Scrape your boots, put your hat on your hand and straighten your wig.
He cannot, like Hitler, scrape from their conscience the knowledge right is right and wrong is wrong.
Scrape him out of a gutter and pump some kind of self-respect into him. and back he falls, back in every time.
I hoped you'd scrape up enough dough to get yourself out of this.
Can you scrape guts?
Oh, it's nothing, just a scrape.
Scrape, keys, center bits, darkies.
No, I'm not worth getting into a scrape over.
She was mixed up in some scrape at a garden party.
Don't scrape the plate.
Essex! -Who bow and smile and scrape and spend their nights gnawing the chairs and floors out from under us all.
We live in a house in town. We scrape on each other's nerves.
It's all I could scrape up.
Maybe all of you can scrape up decency to lay off three duffers who'vejust begun to breathe!
Sometimes you skid, sometimes you go into a spin and smash into a tree and bash your fenders and scrape those fine ideals you brought from home.
There isn't enough paint in Germany for that but let me scrape together something in his defence.
We're trying to scrape together money for the doctor.
We barely scrape by.
If you were joyriding, plastered, or got into some scrape, why don't you admit it instead of accusing innocent people?
He cannot, like Hitler, scrape from their conscience the knowledge of right and wrong or plant in their heads his own Ten Commandments.
Sometimes you skid, sometimes you go into a spin. and smash into a tree. and bash your fenders and scrape those fine ideals you brought from home.
As soon as I can scrape together that much money, I'm going to take it back to him.
Probably would cost more than I could scrape together.
You better see if you can scrape up some wood.
There was a boatman to put the boats in the water in the spring and scrape their bottoms in the winter.
Why scrape off the butter?

News and current affairs

It knows that the bureaucratic apparatus remains outrageously large, and that civil servants retain numerous expensive perks - cars, dachas, medical services, and more - while most ordinary Russians scrape by on meager wages and vegetable gardens.
It is likely to work because the Greek government finds it increasingly difficult to scrape together enough money to pay wages and pensions at the end of each month.
So Clinton, despite her so far lackluster campaign, and despite a popular perception of inauthenticity, even outright shiftiness, will probably hang on to her party and scrape through in the end.

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