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SCRAPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An indication of damage

Synonyms:

mark; scar; scrape; scratch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Derivation:

scrape (scratch repeatedly)

scrape (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

Example:

all that bowing and scraping did not impress him

Synonyms:

scrape; scraping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):

bow; bowing; obeisance (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting)

Derivation:

scrape (bend the knees and bow in a servile manner)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A harsh noise made by scraping

Example:

the scrape of violin bows distracted her

Synonyms:

scrape; scraping; scratch; scratching

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Sense 4

Meaning:

An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Synonyms:

abrasion; excoriation; scrape; scratch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):

lesion; wound (an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scrape"):

graze (a superficial abrasion)

rope burn (abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope)

Derivation:

scrape (scratch repeatedly)

scrape (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)

scrape (bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Scratch repeatedly

Example:

The cat scraped at the armchair

Synonyms:

grate; scrape

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):

rub (move over something with pressure)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):

paw (scrape with the paws)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

scrape (an indication of damage)

scrape (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)

scraper (any of various hand tools for scraping)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

Synonyms:

scrape; scratch; scratch up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):

incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):

claw (scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails)

scuff (mar by scuffing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

scrape (an indication of damage)

scrape (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

Example:

The boy skinned his knee when he fell

Synonyms:

scrape; skin

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he scrape his foot?

Derivation:

scrape (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Gather (money or other resources) together over time

Example:

they scratched a meager living

Synonyms:

come up; scrape; scrape up; scratch

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):

accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):

nickel-and-dime (accumulate gradually)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Make by scraping

Example:

They scraped a letter into the stone

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

scraper (any of various hand tools for scraping)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

Synonyms:

genuflect; kowtow; scrape

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):

bow (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

scrape; scraping (a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility))

Credits

 Context examples: 

They first gathered wood, then scraped the snow away and on the frozen surface built a fire.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

He scraped furiously over a rock, bruised across a second, and struck a third with crushing force.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Petrolatum is used on the skin to prevent drying and to help heal scrapes and burns.

(Petrolatum, NCI Dictionary)

Obviously they have been caused by someone who has very carelessly scraped round the edges of the sole in order to remove crusted mud from it.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There are a dozen annuities to old servants and the like, and it’s all I can do to scrape the money together to pay them.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He dared not look down and could but grope slowly onwards, his face to the cliff, his fingers clutching, his feet scraping and feeling for a support.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A Pap test is a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.

(liquid-based Pap test, NCI Dictionary)

During a pelvic exam, cells may be scraped from the endocervix.

(Endocervix, NCI Dictionary)

Good man, cried he, pray get me out of this scrape.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Cuts and scrapes, for example, should be rinsed with cool water.

(First Aid, NIH)