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scrape

/ scrape /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Type of:
bow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
"They scraped a letter into the stone"
Type of:
make create
Derived:
scraper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
"She had scraped together enough money for college"
Kinds of:
nickel-and-dime
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
"The cat scraped at the armchair"
Type of:
rub
Kinds of:
paw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
"the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
Type of:
noise
noun Sense 6
"all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
Type of:
bow bowing obeisance
Derived:
kowtow genuflect
verb Sense 7
"She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Type of:
injure wound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Type of:
incise
Kinds of:
claw scuff
See also:
scratch out cut out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
"The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
Type of:
injure wound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 10
Type of:
blemish defect mar
Derived:
scar mark pock pit scratch
noun Sense 11
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Type of:
wound lesion
Kinds of:
graze rope burn
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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