'Scrape' definitions:

Definition of 'scrape'

(from WordNet)
noun
A harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching]
noun
An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation]
noun
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" [syn: scrape, scraping]
noun
An indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar, mark]
verb
Scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn: scrape, grate]
verb
Make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
verb
Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: scratch, scrape, scratch up]
verb
Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: scrape, kowtow, genuflect]
verb
Gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" [syn: scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up]
verb
Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: skin, scrape]

Definition of 'Scrape'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrape \Scrape\ (skr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scraped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scraping.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.]
  • 1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). [1913 Webster]
  • I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. --Ezek. xxvi. 4. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together. [1913 Webster]
  • The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but scrape, subscribers. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • To scrape acquaintance, to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction. --Farquhar. [1913 Webster]
  • He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. --G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scrape'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrape \Scrape\, v. i.
  • 1. To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich. "[Spend] their scraping fathers' gold." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scrape'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrape \Scrape\, n.
  • 1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. [1913 Webster]
  • The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'scrape'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Scrape'