SCRAPE OUT A HOLE IN THE GROUND

Meaning of SCRAPE OUT A HOLE IN THE GROUND in English

dig a hole in the earth

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCRAPE — I. ˈskrāp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English scrapen to scrape, erase, from Old Norse skrapa to scrape; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLE — I. ˈhōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, hole, hollow place, hold (of a ship), from Old English hol …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ground, grund, from Old English grund; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCRAPE — (n.) The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy …
Английский словарь Webster
SCRAPE — (v. t.) To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something …
Английский словарь Webster
SCRAPE — ( v. t. ) To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRAPE — ( n. ) The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRAPE — — scrapable , adj. — scrapeage , n. /skrayp/ , v. , scraped, scraping , n. v.t. 1. to deprive …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLE — — holeless , adj. — holey , adj. /hohl/ , n. , v. , holed, holing . n. 1. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRAPE — I. ˈskrāp verb ( scraped ; scrap·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrapa; akin to Old English scrapian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCRAPE — vt to remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). 2. scrape ·vi to play awkwardly and inharmoniously on …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
HOLE — vi to go or get into a hole. 2. hole ·adj whole. 3. hole ·noun to drive into a hole, …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SCRAPE — [scrape] vb scraped ; scrap.ing [ME, fr. ON skrapa; akin to OE scrapian to scrape, L scrobis ditch, Russ skresti …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
GROUND — [ground] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE grund; akin to OHG grunt ground] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the bottom of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCRAPE — / skreɪp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb REMOVE 1. to remove sth from a surface by moving sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLE — / həʊl; NAmE hoʊl/ noun , verb ■ noun HOLLOW SPACE 1. [ C ] a hollow space in sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — / graʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also grind verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. (often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRAPE — I. scrape 1 /skreɪp/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skrapa ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLE — I. hole 1 S1 W2 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hol ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GROUND — I. ground 1 S1 W1 /ɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground , ↑ underground , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCRAPE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a move a hard or sharp edge across (a surface), esp. to make something …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLE — n. & v. n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GROUND — n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCRAPE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. a move a hard or sharp edge across (a surface), esp. to make something …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
HOLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Oxford English vocab
GROUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRAPE — ( scrapes, scraping, scraped) 1. If you scrape something from a surface, you remove it, especially by pulling a sharp …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLE — ( holes, holing, holed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A hole …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — ( grounds, grounding, grounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ground …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRAPE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES scrape off/away paint (= take most of the paint off a surface using a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include an 18-hole golf course. 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCRAPE — (SUCCEED) [verb] [I usually + adverb or preposition] - to only just be successful in gettingShe scraped into university on …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Slang English vocab
SCRAPE — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully , gently ▪ She carefully ~d away the top layer of paint. ▪ away , back …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOLE — INDEX: 1. a hole that goes through something 2. a hole in the ground or in the surface of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
SCRAPE — n. 25B6; verb we scraped all the paint off the windows : ABRADE, grate, sand, sandpaper, scour, scratch, rub, file, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCRAPE — v. 1 abrade, graze, scratch, bark, scuff, skin, bruise, damage, injure I scraped my knee on the pavement when I …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Словарь английских идиом
GROUND — noun 1 BAD : The plane flew over enemy ground. GOOD : The plane flew over enemy territory. ◆◆◆ FLOOR …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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