Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
Type of:
bow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 2
"They scraped a letter into the stone"
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 6
"all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
verb
Sense 7
"She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
Type of:
incise
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
"The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 10
an indication of damage
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
3
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