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scrape

1. scrape \'skra-p\ vb [ME scrapen, fr. ON skrapa; akin to OE scrapian to 
   scrape, L]scrobis ditch, Gk keirein to cut - more at SHEAR 1a: to remove 
   (excrescent matter) from a surface by usu. repeated strokes  of an edged 
   instrument 1b: to make (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged 
   instrumen t or an abrasive 2a: to grate harshly over or against  2b: to 
   damage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface  2c: to 
   draw roughly or noisily over a surface  3: to collect by or as if by 
   scraping : SCRAMBLE  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 or succeed by 
   a narrow margin  : to make a low bow  - scrap.er n
2. scrape n 1a: the act or process of scraping  1b: a sound made by 
   scraping  2: a bow made by drawing back the foot  3a: a disagreeable 
   predicament  3b: QUARREL, FIGHT