I. ˈskrāp verb
( scraped ; scrap·ing )
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
• scrap·er 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 scrape s
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