1. to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
2. to make (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged instrument or an abrasive
3. to grate harshly over or against
4. to damage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface
5. to draw roughly or noisily over a surface
6. to collect by or as if by scraping —often used with up or together
scrape up the price of a ticket
7. to move in sliding contact with a rough surface
8. to accumulate money by small economies
9. to draw back the foot along the ground in making a bow
10. to make one's way with difficulty barely manage or succeed
just scraped through at school working two jobs and barely scraping by
11. the act or process of scraping
12. a sound made by scraping
13. a mark or injury caused by scraping abrasion
bumps and scrapes
14. the nest of a bird consisting of a usually shallow depression in the ground
15. a cleared area on the forest floor made by a male deer during breeding season to attract a doe
16. a bow made with a drawing back of the foot along the ground
17. a distressing encounter
a scrape with death
18. altercation, fight
19. to damage (the surface of something) or hurt (a part of your body) by rubbing something rough or sharp against it or by making it rub against something rough or sharp
20. to rub or cause (something) to rub against a hard surface and make a harsh and usually unpleasant sound
21. to remove (something) from a surface by rubbing an object or tool against it
22. a mark or injury that is caused by something rubbing against something else
23. a bad, dangerous, or unpleasant situation
24. a harsh and usually unpleasant sound that is made when something rubs against a hard surface
25. to remove by repeated strokes with something sharp or rough
He scraped a patch of crust off with his fingernail.
— Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee
26. to clean or smooth by rubbing
I scraped the windshield to clear off the ice.
27. to rub or cause to rub so as to make a harsh noise
The boat's keel scraped the stony bottom.
28. to hurt or roughen by dragging against a rough surface
I scraped my knee on the pavement.
29. to get with difficulty and a little at a time
I'm trying to scrape up money.
30. a sound, mark, or injury made by something being dragged or rubbed against something else
31. a difficult or unpleasant situation
32. the act of scraping