scrape
scrape Lexical Profile
scrape Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across a surface or object so as to remove dirt, paint, or outer layers.
"We had to scrape the frost off the windshield before driving to work."
To rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage, a harsh sound, or a minor injury.
"Be careful not to scrape your knuckles against the brick wall while carrying the sofa."
To amass, succeed, or manage with great difficulty or by a narrow margin.
"The small charity managed to scrape together enough donations to keep the shelter open."
To extract and copy data automatically from a website or electronic document using a computer program.
"The market researchers used a script to scrape pricing data from publicly available retail catalogs."
• noun
An act or sound of dragging a hard or sharp edge across a surface, or a mark or minor skin abrasion caused by such contact.
"The fall left a painful scrape on her knee, but nothing was broken."
An awkward, embarrassing, or difficult predicament, typically caused by one's own imprudent behavior.
"The mischievous brothers were always getting into one scrape or another during summer vacation."
A shallow depression hollowed out in the ground by a ground-nesting bird or mammal for laying eggs or resting.
"The plover laid four speckled eggs in a simple pebble-lined scrape on the beach."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English scrapen, reinforced by Old Norse skrapa ('to scratch out, erase'), which merged with native Old English scrapian, ultimately from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to scratch or cut'.