scrape
Third Person
scrapes
Present Participle
scraping
Past Tense
scraped
Past Participle
scraped
1
scratch repeatedly
Synonyms:
2
to remove a thin layer or small amount of something from a surface using a sharp or rough edge
- While cooking, he was scraping the burnt residue off the bottom of the pot.
- The gardener is scraping the soil to remove the weeds from the garden bed.
- They will scrape the old wallpaper off the walls before renovating the room.
- He scraped the ice off his car windshield before driving to work.
- She scrapes the mud off her shoes before entering the house.
Synonyms:
3
make by scraping
4
(of skin tissue) to accidentally damage or injure by rubbing against a rough surface or with something sharp and abrasive
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