Scrape | Mean of scrape in English Dictionary

/ˈskreɪp/

• Verb
• to damage (the surface of something) or hurt (a part of your body) by rubbing something rough or sharp against it or by making it rub against something rough or sharp
1. Someone had scraped the car with a key.
2. I scraped one of the chairs while bringing it up the stairs.
3. I scraped my knee when I fell.
• to rub or cause (something) to rub against a hard surface and make a harsh and usually unpleasant sound
1. fingernails scraping against a blackboard
2. the sound of chairs scraping on the floor as people stood to leave
3. The boat scraped against the edge of the dock.
4. She scraped her fingernails across the blackboard.
5. The deer scraped its antlers against the tree.
• to remove (something) from a surface by rubbing an object or tool against it
1. Scrape the seeds into a bowl.
2. Scrape the paint from the wood.
3. The tool was used to scrape hair off buffalo skins.
4. Scrape the scales off the fish.
5. He scraped off the dirt from his shoes.

• to clean (something) by rubbing an object or tool against it
1. Please scrape your plate into the trash.
• to barely succeed in collecting or gathering (something needed or wanted) by making an effort
1. He managed to scrape up enough money for lunch.
2. We scraped enough players together to play basketball.
• to live with barely enough money
1. Money was tight, but we somehow managed to scrape by. [=survive]
2. She's scraping along on just a few hundred dollars a month.
• to succeed at doing something but just barely
1. He didn't study for the exam and just barely scraped by. [=he passed the exam but came very close to failing]
• Noun
• a mark or injury that is caused by something rubbing against something else
1. There's a scrape on the fender that wasn't there yesterday.
2. I got a scrape on my knee when I fell.
3. We survived the accident with a few minor bumps and scrapes.
• a bad, dangerous, or unpleasant situation
1. legal/financial scrapes
2. She got into a few scrapes with the police/law when she was younger.
• a harsh and usually unpleasant sound that is made when something rubs against a hard surface
1. the scrape of fingernails on a blackboard