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What (who) is scrape - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Scraper; Scrapers; Scrapings; Scraping; Scrape (disambiguation); Scrape (song); Scrapes
scrape
¦ verb
1. drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object).
use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter).
2. rub or cause to rub against a rough or hard surface.
humorous play a violin tunelessly.
3. just manage to achieve, succeed, or pass.
(scrape something together/up) collect or accumulate something with difficulty.
try to save as much money as possible; economize.
(scrape by/along) manage to live with difficulty.
¦ noun
1. an act or sound of scraping.
an injury or mark caused by scraping.
Brit. a thinly applied layer of butter or margarine on bread.
2. informal an embarrassing or difficult predicament.
3. archaic an obsequious bow in which one foot is drawn backwards along the ground.
Phrases
scrape acquaintance with dated contrive to get to know.
scrape the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) informal be reduced to using the last and poorest resources.
Derivatives
scraper noun
scraping adjective &noun
Origin
OE scrapian 'scratch with the fingernails', of Gmc origin, reinforced in ME by ON skrapa or MDu. schrapen 'to scratch'.
scrape
I
n.
awkward predicament
fight
to get into a scrape
II
v.
1) (D; tr.) to scrape off (to scrape paint off furniture)
2) (D; intr.) to scrape through ('to manage to get through') (to scrape through a crisis)
3) (N; used with an adjective) (she scraped the dishes clean)
4) (misc.) to bow and scrape ('to be obsequious')
scrape
(scrapes, scraping, scraped)
1.
If you scrape something from a surface, you remove it, especially by pulling a sharp object over the surface.
She went round the car scraping the frost off the windows...
VERB: V n with adv
2.
If something scrapes against something else or if someone or something scrapes something else, it rubs against it, making a noise or causing slight damage.
The only sound is that of knives and forks scraping against china...
The car hurtled past us, scraping the wall and screeching to a halt...
There was a scraping sound as she dragged the heels of her shoes along the pavement.
VERB: V prep, V n, V-ing
3.
If you scrape a part of your body, you accidentally rub it against something hard and rough, and damage it slightly.
She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees.
= graze
VERB: V n
4.
Examples of use of scrape
1. Scrape, scrape, scrape, and there they were: "I have a dream." Staff writers Nancy Trejos, Martin Weil and Allan Lengel and staff researcher Rena Kirsch contributed to this report, which contains material from the Associated Press.
2. With an orange shovel, Park Service ranger Bob Healy tried to keep two paths clear on the steps leading to the memorial –– on the left and on the right: Scrape, scrape, scrape was the soundtrack about 1 p.m.
3. And scrape dried mud from his sneakers with a trowel.
4. Scrape bowl with spatula one more time and beat briefly.
5. People bow and scrape because they feel they ought to.