scrape
/skreɪp/
verb
- To rub a surface with something sharp or rough, often to remove dirt, paint, or a layer.
- She scraped the mud off her boots before entering the house.
- I scraped my knee when I fell off my bike.
- He scraped the old paint from the wall with a knife.
- To move something with difficulty, making a harsh sound.
- The chair scraped across the floor as he stood up.
- The branches scraped against the window in the wind.
- We scraped the boat over the rocks to get it to shore.
- To manage to get or achieve something with great effort.
- She scraped a living by working two jobs.
- He barely scraped a passing grade on the exam.
- They scraped together enough money to buy a used car.
noun
- A mark or injury caused by scraping.
- There was a deep scrape on the side of the car.
- He got a scrape on his elbow from the fall.
- The table has a scrape where the cat scratched it.
- A difficult or awkward situation.
- She always manages to get out of a scrape somehow.
- He got into a scrape with the law for speeding.
- The team was in a scrape after losing three games in a row.
- The act or sound of scraping.
- The scrape of the chair annoyed the teacher.
- With a final scrape, the ice was cleared from the windshield.
- I heard the scrape of a shovel on concrete.
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