(~s, scraping, ~d)
1.
If you ~ 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 ~s against something else or if someone or something ~s 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 ~ 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 ~ the barrel: see barrel