scrape
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/skɹeɪp/
English
Definitions
noun
- A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).“He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee.”
- A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.“He got in a scrape with the school bully.”
- An awkward set of circumstances.“I'm in a bit of a scrape — I've no money to buy my wife a birthday present.”
- A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
verb
- To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.“Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.”
- To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.“Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.”
- To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.“She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.”
- To barely manage to achieve.“I scraped a pass in the exam.”
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Synonyms
bindfixmesspicklealtercationbrawlfightfistfightfisticuffspunch-upscuffleabrasiongrazedraggratescratchabradechafe