scrape

scrape [skrāp]

vt.

scraped, scraping [ME scrapen < ON skrapa, akin to Du schrapen, OE screpan, to scratch < IE base * (s)ker-, to cut > SCURF, SHARP]

1. to rub over the surface of with something rough or sharp

2. to make smooth or clean by rubbing with a tool or abrasive

3. to remove by rubbing with something sharp or rough: with off, out, etc.

4. to scratch or abrade by a rough, rubbing contact [to fall and scrape one's knee]

5. to rub with a harsh, grating sound [chalk scraping a blackboard]

6. to dig, esp. with the hands and nails

7. to collect or gather slowly and with difficulty [to scrape together some money]

vi.

1. to scrape something so as to remove dirt, etc.

2. to rub against something harshly; grate

3. to give out a harsh, grating noise

4. to collect or gather goods or money slowly and with difficulty

5. to manage to get by; survive: with through, along, by

6. to draw the foot back along the ground in bowing

n.

1. the act of scraping

2. a scraped place; abrasion or scratch

3. the noise of scraping; harsh, grating sound

4. a disagreeable or embarrassing situation; predicament, esp. when caused by one's own conduct

5. a fight or conflict

scraper

n.