scrape

  • 31scrape — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ She carefully scraped away the top layer of paint. ▪ away, back, off ▪ I scraped the dirt off …

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  • 32scrape — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, accumulate, aggregate, amass, assemble, attrition, autolithograph, baffle, bafflement, bark, be a printmaker, belch, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bending the …

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  • 33scrape — 1. verb 1) we scraped all the paint off the windows Syn: abrade, grate, sand, sandpaper, scour, scratch, rub, file, rasp 2) their boots scraped along the floor Syn: grate, creak …

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  • 34scrape — v 1. grate, rasp, file, scrape off; strip, decorticate, peel, skin, bark, husk, shuck, excoriate; grind, whet, sand, sandpaper, pumice; abrade, rub off, chafe, graze, scour, scrub; smooth, polish, burnish, buff. 2. scratch, scuff, mar, scar, Scot …

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  • 35scrape by — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms scrape by : present tense I/you/we/they scrape by he/she/it scrapes by present participle scraping by past tense scraped by past participle scraped by to have enough money to pay for the things that you… …

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  • 36scrape\ up — • scare up • scrape up v informal To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed. The boy scared up enough money to go to college. Will you stay for supper? she asked. I can scare up enough for us all. He managed to scrape up the… …

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  • 37scrape — 1. verb 1) we scraped all the paint off the windows Syn: rub, scratch, scour, grind, sand, sandpaper, abrade, file 2) their boots scraped along the floor Syn: grate, creak, ra …

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  • 38scrape in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms scrape in : present tense I/you/we/they scrape in he/she/it scrapes in present participle scraping in past tense scraped in past participle scraped in British to achieve a position by a very small number of… …

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  • 39Scrape —    Ground that is pawed up by a buck and then urinated in. A scrape is used to communicate with other deer and does let bucks know they are ready to breed by urinating in a scrape …

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  • 40scrape — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a move a hard or sharp edge across (a surface), esp. to make something smooth. b apply (a hard or sharp edge) in this way. 2 tr. (foll. by away, off, etc.) remove (a stain, projection, etc.) by scraping. 3 tr. a rub (a surface)… …

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