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scrape

English

🔊 a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
“all that bowing and scraping did not impress him”
🔊 a harsh noise made by scraping
“the scrape of violin bows distracted her”
🔊 an indication of damage
🔊 an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
🔊 scratch repeatedly
“The cat scraped at the armchair”
🔊 gather (money or other resources) together over time
“She had scraped together enough money for college”
🔊 make by scraping
“They scraped a letter into the stone”
🔊 bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
🔊 cut the surface of
🔊 bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
“The boy skinned his knee when he fell”