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Noun scraping has 3 senses
- scraping - (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
--1 is a kind of fragment
- scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching - a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
--2 is a kind of noise
- 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
Verb scrape has 7 senses
- scrape, grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
--1 is one way to rub
Sample sentences:
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- scrape - make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
--2 is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s something
- scratch, scrape, scratch up - cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
--3 is one way to incise
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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- scrape, kowtow, genuflect - bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
--4 is one way to bow
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Somebody ----s PP
- 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
- 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
Sample sentence:
Did he scrape his foot?
- 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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