n. 25B6; verb
we scraped all the paint off the windows : ABRADE, grate, sand, sandpaper, scour, scratch, rub, file, rasp.
their boots scraped along the floor : GRATE, creak, rasp, grind, scratch.
she scraped her hair back behind her ears : RAKE, drag, pull, tug, draw.
he scraped a hole in the ground : SCOOP OUT, hollow out, dig (out), excavate, gouge out.
Ellen had scraped her shins on the wall : GRAZE, scratch, abrade, scuff, rasp, skin, rub raw, cut, lacerate, bark, chafe; Medicine excoriate.
25B6; noun
the scrape of her key in the lock : GRATING, creaking, grinding, rasp, rasping, scratch, scratching.
there was a long scrape on his shin : GRAZE, scratch, abrasion, cut, laceration, wound.
(informal) he's always getting into scrapes : PREDICAMENT, plight, tight corner/spot, ticklish/tricky situation, problem, crisis, mess, muddle; informal jam, fix, stew, bind, hole, hot water, a pretty/fine kettle of fish; Brit. informal spot of bother.
25A0; scrape by MANAGE, cope, survive, muddle through/along, make ends meet, get by/along, make do, keep the wolf from the door, keep one's head above water, eke out a living; informal make out.