I. scalp 1 /skælp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ]
1 . the skin on the top of your head:
Massage the shampoo gently into your hair and scalp.
2 . sb’s scalp informal if you want someone’s scalp, you want them to be completely defeated:
The board members were after the chairman’s scalp.
II. scalp 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . American English informal to buy tickets for an event and sell them again at a much higher price SYN tout British English
2 . to cut the hair and skin off the head of a dead enemy as a sign of victory