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scrape

 
Noun scrape has 4 senses
  1. scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching - a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
    --1 is a kind of noise
  2. abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
    --2 is a kind of wound, lesion
    --2 has particulars: graze; rope burn
    Derived forms: verb scrape6, verb scrape3, verb scrape1
  3. scrape, scraping - a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
    --3 is a kind of bow, bowing, obeisance
    Derived form: verb scrape4
  4. scratch, scrape, scar, mark - an indication of damage
    --4 is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
    Derived forms: verb scrape3, verb scrape1
Verb scrape has 7 senses
  1. scrape, grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
    --1 is one way to rub
    Derived forms: noun scrape4, noun scrape2, noun scraper1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. scrape - make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
    --2 is one way to
    make, create
    Derived form: noun scraper1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. scratch, scrape, scratch up - cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
    --3 is one way to incise
    Derived forms: noun scrape2, noun scrape4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  4. scrape, kowtow, genuflect - bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
    --4 is one way to bow
    Derived forms: noun scrape3, noun scraping3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  5. scrape, scrape up, come up - gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"
    --5 is one way to roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. skin, scrape - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
    --6 is one way to injure, wound
    Derived form: noun scrape2
    Sample sentence:
    Did he scrape his foot?
  7. stub, scrape, skin, abrade - strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken"
    --7 is one way to injure, wound
    Sample sentence:
    Did he scrape his foot?
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