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scrape
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- pronunciation:
- skreIp
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scrapes, scraping, scraped |
| 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
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| definition 2: |
to remove (material) from a surface by rubbing with something sharp or abrasive.
He scraped off the old paint.- synonyms:
- scour, strip
- similar words:
- gouge, peel, remove, rub, scrub
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| definition 3: |
to rub, draw, or push (something sharp or abrasive) harshly across a surface.
- synonyms:
- scratch
- similar words:
- cut, grate, grind, rasp, rub
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| definition 4: |
to injure or damage by sliding or rubbing against something sharp or abrasive.
The boy scraped his knee on the pavement.- synonyms:
- abrade, scratch, scuff
- similar words:
- cut, excoriate, gash, graze, lacerate, mark, nick, skin, slash, slice, wound
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| definition 5: |
to collect or make with difficulty or labor (usu. fol. by "together" or "up").
She scraped together enough money to buy a car.- similar words:
- accumulate, amass, dig, eke out, garner, glean, hoard, marshal, muster, scratch
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| related words: |
claw, gall, gnash, scale, smooth |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to rub or slide harshly against something.
- synonyms:
- grate, rasp
- similar words:
- abrade, chafe, graze, grind, rub, scratch, scuff
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| definition 2: |
to produce harsh grating noises by drawing something hard across a surface or the like.
- synonyms:
- grate, rasp
- similar words:
- grit, scratch, screech
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| definition 3: |
to succeed by a very small margin or with great difficulty (often fol. by "through" or "by").
He scraped by in all his classes.- synonyms:
- scratch by, squeak by
- similar words:
- labor, make do, manage, survive
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| definition 4: |
to save even the smallest amounts; economize very carefully; scrimp.
- synonyms:
- pinch pennies, scrimp, stint
- similar words:
- economize, hoard, retrench, save, scratch, skimp, spare
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| related words: |
creak, gnash, grate, scour |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act, process, or sound of scraping.
- synonyms:
- abrasion, rasp, scratch
- similar words:
- creak, grind
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| definition 2: |
an injury or damage resulting from scraping.
a scrape on the elbow- synonyms:
- abrasion, scratch
- similar words:
- graze
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| definition 3: |
a quarrel or fight, esp. a physical fight; scuffle.
- synonyms:
- scrap, scuffle
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| definition 4: |
a difficult or embarrassing situation; predicament.
- synonyms:
- fix, mess, predicament
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| related words: |
cape, chafe, dilemma, fix, gall, injury, nick, plight, wound |
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