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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCRAPE, v.t. [L. scribo, Gr. to write. See Grave.]
1. To rub the surface of any thing with a sharp or rough instrument, or with something hard; as, to scrap the floor; to scrape a vessel for cleaning it; to scrape the earth; to scrape the body. Job 2.
2. To clean by scraping. Leviticus 14.
3. To remove or take off by rubbing.
I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. Ezek 26.
4. To act upon the surface with a grating noise.
The chiming clocks to dinner call; a hundred footsteps scrape the marble hall.
To scrape off, to remove by scraping; to clear away by rubbing.
To scrape together, to gather by close industry or small gains or savings; as, to scrape together a good estate.
SCRAPE, v.i.
1. To make a harsh noise.
2. To play awkwardly on a violin.
3. To make an awkward bow.
To scrape acquaintance, to make one's self acquainted; to curry favor. [A low phrase introduced from the practice of scraping in bowing.]
SCRAPE, n.
1. A rubbing.
2. The sound of the foot drawn over the floor.
3. A bow.
4. Difficulty; perplexity; distress; that which harasses. [A low word.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching]
2: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation]
3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" [syn: scrape, scraping]
4: an indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar, mark] v
1: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn: scrape, grate]
2: make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
3: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: scratch, scrape, scratch up]
4: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: scrape, kowtow, genuflect]
5: gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" [syn: scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up]
6: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: skin, scrape]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (scraped; scraping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrapa; akin to Old English scrapian to scrape, Latin scrobis ditch, Russian skresti to scrape Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument b. to make (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged instrument or an abrasive 2. a. to grate harshly over or against b. to damage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface c. to draw roughly or noisily over a surface 3. to collect by or as if by scraping — often used with up or together <scrape up the price of a ticket> intransitive verb 1. to move in sliding contact with a rough surface 2. to accumulate money by small economies 3. to draw back the foot along the ground in making a bow 4. to make one's way with difficulty ; barely manage or succeed <just scraped through at school> <working two jobs and barely scraping by> • scraper noun II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or process of scraping b. a sound made by scraping c. a mark or injury caused by scraping ; abrasion <bumps and scrapes> 2. a. the nest of a bird consisting of a usually shallow depression in the ground b. a cleared area on the forest floor made by a male deer during breeding season to attract a doe 3. a bow made with a drawing back of the foot along the ground 4. a. a distressing encounter <a scrape with death> b. altercation, fight

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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) harshly against another. b scratch or damage by scraping. 4 tr. make (a hollow) by scraping. 5 a tr. draw or move with a sound of, or resembling, scraping. b intr. emit or produce such a sound. c tr. produce such a sound from. 6 intr. (often foll. by along, by, through, etc.) move or pass along while almost touching close or surrounding features, obstacles, etc. (the car scraped through the narrow lane). 7 tr. just manage to achieve (a living, an examination pass, etc.). 8 intr. (often foll. by by, through) a barely manage. b pass an examination etc. with difficulty. 9 tr. (foll. by together, up) contrive to bring or provide; amass with difficulty. 10 intr. be economical. 11 intr. draw back a foot in making a clumsy bow. 12 tr. clear (a ship's bottom) of barnacles etc. 13 tr. completely clear (a plate) of food. 14 tr. (foll. by back) draw (the hair) tightly back off the forehead. --n. 1 the act or sound of scraping. 2 a scraped place (on the skin etc.). 3 a thinly applied layer of butter etc. on bread. 4 the scraping of a foot in bowing. 5 colloq. an awkward predicament, esp. resulting from an escapade. Phrases and idioms: scrape acquaintance with contrive to get to know (a person). scrape the barrel colloq. be reduced to one's last resources. Etymology: ME f. ON skrapa or MDu. schrapen

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scrape Scrape (skr[=a]p), v. t. [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 E. sharp.] 1. 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. 2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. --Ezek. xxvi. 4. 3. 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. The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but scrape, subscribers. --Fuller. 4. 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. --Macaulay. To scrape acquaintance, to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction. --Farquhar. He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. --G. W. Cable.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scrape Scrape, v. i. 1. 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. 2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich. ``[Spend] their scraping fathers' gold.'' --Shak. 3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument. 4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scrape Scrape, n. 1. 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. 2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. --H. Spencer. 3. 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. The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes. --Bp. Warburton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(scrapes, scraping, scraped) 1. If you scrape something from a surface, you remove it, especially by pulling a sharp object over the surface. She went round the car scraping the frost off the windows... VERB: V n with adv 2. If something scrapes against something else or if someone or something scrapes something else, it rubs against it, making a noise or causing slight damage. The only sound is that of knives and forks scraping against china... The car hurtled past us, scraping the wall and screeching to a halt... There was a scraping sound as she dragged the heels of her shoes along the pavement. VERB: V prep, V n, V-ing 3. If you scrape a part of your body, you accidentally rub it against something hard and rough, and damage it slightly. She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees. = graze VERB: V n 4. to scrape the barrel: see barrel

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Rub or abrade (with something edged), grate harshly over, rasp. 2. Gather, collect, acquire, save. 3. Remove, erase. 4. Clean (by rubbing). II. n. Difficulty, perplexity, distress, embarrassment, predicament.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To get into a scrape; to be involved in a disagreeable business.

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