1. To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument: scraped the wallpaper off before painting the wall.2. To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument. 3. To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object. 4. To draw (a hard or abrasive object) forcefully over a surface: scraped my fingernails down the blackboard.5. To injure the surface of by rubbing against something rough or sharp: scraped my knee on the sidewalk.6. To amass or produce with difficulty: scrape together some cash.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To come into sliding, abrasive contact. 2. To rub or move with a harsh grating noise. 3. To give forth a harsh grating noise. 4. To economize or save money by paying attention to very small amounts; scrimp. 5. To succeed or manage with difficulty: scraped through by a narrow margin.
NOUN:
1a. The act of scraping. b. The sound of scraping. 2. An abrasion on the skin. 3a. An embarrassing predicament. b. A fight; a scuffle.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa. See sker-1 in Appendix I.
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