| Scrape (scrape) |
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| v. t. | (skr p) |
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| Scrape |
| [imp. *** p. p. Scraped (?)] p. pr. ***
vb. n. Scraping.] [Icel. skrapa] akin to Sw.
skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen,
schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob |
To rub over the surface of (something) with a
sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by
removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to
make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the
sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with
pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth
or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a
metal plate to an even surface.
To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the
sense above).
To collect by, or as by, a process of
scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to
acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by
together or up; as, to scrape money
together.
To express disapprobation of, as a play, or
to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the
floor; -- usually with down.
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| Scrape (scrape) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Scrape |
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To
rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or
removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily
along.
To occupy one's self with getting
laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became
rich.
To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a
violin or like instrument.
To draw back the right foot along the
ground or floor when making a bow.
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The
act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a
harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape
of a pen.
A drawing back of the right foot when
bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment.
A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament
out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful
rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty.
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