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scrape



scrape [scrape scrapes scraped scraping] verb, noun BrE [skreɪp] NAmE [skreɪp]
verb  
 
REMOVE
1. transitive to remove sth from a surface by moving sth sharp and hard like a knife across it
~ sth (+ adv./prep.) She scraped the mud off her boots.
We scraped away the top layer of wallpaper.
~ sth + adj. The kids had scraped their plates clean.  
 
DAMAGE
2. transitive to rub sth by accident so that it gets damaged or hurt
~ sth She fell and scraped her knee.
~ sth + adv./prep. I scraped the side of my car on the wall.
Sorry, I've scraped some paint off the car.
The wire had scraped the skin from her fingers.  
 
MAKE SOUND
3. intransitive, transitive to make an unpleasant noise by rubbing against a hard surface; to make sth do this
(+ adv./prep.) I could hear his pen scraping across the paper.
Bushes scraped against the car windows.
We could hear her scraping away at the violin.
~ sth (+ adv./prep.) Don't scrape your chairs on the floor.  
 
WIN WITH DIFFICULTY
4. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to manage to win or to get sth with difficulty
The team scraped a narrow victory last year.
• (BrE)I just scraped a pass in the exam.
They scraped a living by playing music on the streets.
The government scraped home (= just won) by three votes.  
 
MAKE HOLE IN GROUND
5. transitive ~ sth (out) to make a hole or hollow place in the ground
He found a suitable place, scraped a hole and buried the bag in it.  
 
PULL HAIR BACK
6. transitive ~ your hair back to pull your hair tightly back, away from your face
Her hair was scraped back from her face in a ponytail.
more at bow and scrape at bow 1 v.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English scrapian ‘scratch with the fingernails’, of Germanic origin, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse skrapa or Middle Dutch schrapen ‘to scratch’.

Example Bank:
He scraped the car against the garage wall.
Her hair was scraped back from her face.
I scraped my elbow on the wall as I cycled past.
I scraped the carrots with a knife.
I scraped the dirt off.
Patrick lifted the gate to prevent it from scraping along the ground.
She carefully scraped away the top layer of paint.
The Conservatives managed to scrape through to an election victory.
The wood had been scraped clean.
Sorry, I've scraped some paint off the car.
Idiom:scrape the barrel
Derived:scrape by scrape in scrape into something scrape something out scrape something up scrape through scrape through something
 
noun  
 
ACTION/SOUND
1. singular the action or unpleasant sound of one thing rubbing roughly against another
the scrape of iron on stone
She felt the scrape of wall against bare skin.
the scrape of chairs being moved  
 
DAMAGE
2. countable an injury or a mark caused by rubbing against sth rough
She emerged from the overturned car with only a few scrapes and bruises.  
 
DIFFICULT SITUATION
3. countable (old-fashioned)a difficult situation that you have caused yourself
He was always getting into scrapes as a boy.
a scrape with the law (= trouble with the police)

Word Origin:
Old English scrapian ‘scratch with the fingernails’, of Germanic origin, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse skrapa or Middle Dutch schrapen ‘to scratch’.
 

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