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SCRAPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indication of damage
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
Derivation:
scrape (scratch repeatedly)
scrape (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
Example:
all that bowing and scraping did not impress him
Synonyms:
scrape; scraping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
bow; bowing; obeisance (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting)
Derivation:
scrape (bend the knees and bow in a servile manner)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A harsh noise made by scraping
Example:
the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Synonyms:
scrape; scraping; scratch; scratching
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Sense 4
Meaning:
An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Synonyms:
abrasion; excoriation; scrape; scratch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
lesion; wound (an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scrape"):
graze (a superficial abrasion)
rope burn (abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope)
Derivation:
scrape (scratch repeatedly)
scrape (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)
scrape (bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scrape ... he / she / it scrapes
Past simple: scraped
Past participle: scraped
-ing form: scraping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scratch repeatedly
Example:
The cat scraped at the armchair
Synonyms:
grate; scrape
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):
paw (scrape with the paws)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scrape (an indication of damage)
scrape (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
scraper (any of various hand tools for scraping)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Synonyms:
scrape; scratch; scratch up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):
claw (scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails)
scuff (mar by scuffing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scrape (an indication of damage)
scrape (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
Example:
The boy skinned his knee when he fell
Synonyms:
scrape; skin
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he scrape his foot?
Derivation:
scrape (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Gather (money or other resources) together over time
Example:
they scratched a meager living
Synonyms:
come up; scrape; scrape up; scratch
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):
nickel-and-dime (accumulate gradually)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
Meaning:
Make by scraping
Example:
They scraped a letter into the stone
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scraper (any of various hand tools for scraping)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
bow (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
scrape; scraping (a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility))
Context examples:
They first gathered wood, then scraped the snow away and on the frozen surface built a fire.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
He scraped furiously over a rock, bruised across a second, and struck a third with crushing force.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Petrolatum is used on the skin to prevent drying and to help heal scrapes and burns.
(Petrolatum, NCI Dictionary)
Obviously they have been caused by someone who has very carelessly scraped round the edges of the sole in order to remove crusted mud from it.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There are a dozen annuities to old servants and the like, and it’s all I can do to scrape the money together to pay them.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He dared not look down and could but grope slowly onwards, his face to the cliff, his fingers clutching, his feet scraping and feeling for a support.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Pap test is a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.
(liquid-based Pap test, NCI Dictionary)
During a pelvic exam, cells may be scraped from the endocervix.
(Endocervix, NCI Dictionary)
Good man, cried he, pray get me out of this scrape.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Cuts and scrapes, for example, should be rinsed with cool water.
(First Aid, NIH)
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