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to scrape

37 3.2

To make a design or letters by scratching a surface with something sharp

verb
/skreɪp/

: rayar

I won't have it; I don't agree." Emile ignored him and began scraping around the vent.

You which you scrape a pattern in the mud and use cow dung to.

Examples

Then, with both hands holding the wooden handle, she scrapes the cowhide in long strokes, using a "pull" motion.

Academic text (2002)
You scrape shavings off it with a stick that was split to give it a sharp edge.

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Using a "push" motion away from her body, Sokate scrapes a goat hide.

Academic text (2002)
The door had sagged on its hinges; it scraped along the floor as she pushed against its weight.

Fiction book (1992)
The animals gnaw through the growth's outer layer and scrape out the spongy, odorific material inside.

Academic text (1993)
The unseen madman noses forward, veering sharply over the double yellow line, scraping sides with the truck.

Fiction book (1995)
Using a sharp knife, scrape the kernels from the cob and set them aside.
After cooking, be sure to scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan for extra flavor.
To clean the pot, carefully scrape off any stuck-on food with a wooden spoon.

Synonyms

to scratch

vsto scrape

161 1.1

To cut or mark a surface by scraping it with something sharp

is the same idea but often stresses forming an inscription

to engrave

vsto scrape

47 5.2

To cut words and pictures into a hard surface like metal or wood

is a more general marking by rubbing or light cutting rather than deep carving

to etch

vsto scrape

18 5.5

To cut a design into metal or glass with a sharp tool

is a general surface marking not limited to chemical or special methods

to grate

vsto scrape

8 4.3

Make a harsh scraping sound by rubbing things together

focuses on making visible marks on a surface rather than the sound

to rake

vsto scrape

6 2.1

To touch or move across a surface leaving a small scratch

is usually firmer, forming visible marks by harder rubbing or cutting

to scribe

vsto scrape

3 7.4

To mark a surface with a sharp point or write something carefully by hand

is used for making visible marks or inscriptions rather than guide lines

to scart

vsto scrape

9.9

To scratch or scrape something so it gets a small mark

is the standard, nonregional act of making marks by rubbing or cutting

to scarify

vsto scrape

Specialized

9.2

To make small cuts in seed coats so they take in water and grow

is the general act of marking or inscribing rather than agricultural cutting

Antonyms

to erase

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

Idioms

to scrape the bottom of the barrel

Informal

3 7.5

Use the least good options because nothing better is left

to bow and scrape

Archaic

3 9.4

Behave too politely and humbly to please someone

Phrasal Verbs

to scrape together

12 6.1

Gather small amounts of money or supplies with difficulty

to scrape by

10 5.1

To manage to live with very little money

to scrape up

5 4.8

Get a small amount of money or help with difficulty

to scrape through

2 5.8

To barely succeed in a test or task

to scrape along

6.9

Live with difficulty because you have little money

How Deep

gouge

4 7.0

to carve

272 2.1

to scrape

37 3.2

Surface Forms

scrape infinitive

scraped past

scraped past participle

scraping present participle

scrapes third person singular

Etymology

Scrape comes from the old action word skrapa meaning 'to scratch' or 'to rub', and people used it for making lines in wood or stone. So to scrape a surface can mean to cut or write on it by rubbing with something sharp.