scrape (skr p)v. scraped, scrap·ing, scrapes v.tr. 1. To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument: scraped the wallpaper off before painting the wall. 2. To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument. 3. To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object. 4. To draw (a hard or abrasive object) forcefully over a surface: scraped my fingernails down the blackboard. 5. To injure the surface of by rubbing against something rough or sharp: scraped my knee on the sidewalk. 6. To amass or produce with difficulty: scrape together some cash. v.intr. 1. To come into sliding, abrasive contact. 2. To rub or move with a harsh grating noise. 3. To give forth a harsh grating noise. 4. To economize or save money by paying attention to very small amounts; scrimp. 5. To succeed or manage with difficulty: scraped through by a narrow margin. n. 1. a. The act of scraping. b. The sound of scraping. 2. An abrasion on the skin. 3. a. An embarrassing predicament. b. A fight; a scuffle. [Middle English scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
scrape
Verb
[scraping, scraped]
1. to move (a rough or sharp object) across (a surface)
2. (often foll. by away, off)to remove (a layer) by rubbing
3. to produce a grating sound by rubbing against (something else)
4. to injure or damage by scraping: he had scraped his knees
5. scrimp and scrape See scrimp (sense 2)
Noun
1. the act or sound of scraping
2. a scraped place: a scrape on the car door
3. Informal an awkward or embarrassing situation
4. Informal a conflict or struggle [Old English scrapian]
scraper n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  scrape - a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| 2. |  scrape - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn offgraze - a superficial abrasion rope burn - abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope | |
| 3. | scrape - a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" | |
| 4. | scrape - an indication of damage | |
| Verb | 1. | scrape - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" paw - scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| 2. | scrape - make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone" | |
| 3. | scrape - cut the surface of; wear away the surface of claw - scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails scuff - mar by scuffing; "scuffed shoes" incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting | |
| 4. | scrape - bend the knees and bow in a servile manner bow - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King" | |
| 5. | scrape - gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" nickel-and-dime - accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family" | |
| 6. | scrape - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" |
scrape
noun 5. (Informal) predicament, trouble, difficulty, spot (informal) fix (informal) mess, distress, dilemma, plight, tight spot, awkward situation, pretty pickle (informal)
Translations
scrape [skreɪp] vt → abkratzen;
(hand etc) → abschürfen;
(car) → verschrammen
n to get into a scrape (difficult situation) → in Schwulitäten pl kommen (inf)
scrape through scrape vt (exam etc) → durchrutschen durch (inf)
scrape together scrape vt (money) → zusammenkratzen
v scrape [skreip]
1 to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car. skraap يَقْشُط ожулвам odřít skrabe schaben ξύνω, γδέρνω arañar kriimustama خراش برداشتن naarmuttaa, raapia érafler לְשַפשֵף खुरचना, कुरेदना struganje, grebenje megkarcol menggores skrapa; rispa strisciare こする ...에 생채기를 내다 nubrozdinti nobrāzt; noskrāpēt menyebabkan sesuatu tergesel schuren skrape, skrubbe (za)drasnąć, otrzeć arranhar a zgâria царапать, обдирать odrieť opraskati ogrebati skrapa ขูด; ขีด kazımak, sürtmek 擦(傷) дряпати, обдирати رگڑ کھانا làm xây xát 擦（伤）
2 to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door. skraap يُنَظِّف بواسِطَة الحَك остъргвам oškrabat skrabe kratzen καθαρίζω ξύνοντας με κτ. αιχμηρό raspar kaapima ساييدن kaapia racler לְקרצֵף साफ करना sastrugati ledörzsöl membersihkan dengan menggosok skafa, skrapa strofinare みがく ...을 문지르다, 닦아내다 nugrandyti, nuskusti notīrīt; noberzt; nokasīt mengikis afschrapen skure skrobać, drapać raspar a răzui чистить; скоблить oškrabať ostrgati oguliti skrapa ทำความสะอาดหรือเอาออกด้วยของมีคม kazıyarak çıkarmak 刮落 шкребти; скоблити رگڑ کر کسی چیز کو صاف کرنا làm nhẵn, đánh bóng 刮落
3 to make a harsh noise by rubbing Stop scraping your feet! skraap, sleep يَحُك قَدَمَيْه стържа с крака по пода škrábat (si) skrabe scharren τρίβω βγάζοντας τραχύ ήχο, τρίζω raspar, rascar kraapima صداي خراش در آوردن rahistaa traîner des pieds, grincer לַחֲרוֹק रगड़ना bučiti struganjem kapar, vakar menggeresekkan mynda skraphljóð (stropicciare i piedi) がりがりこする 소리내어 비비다 brūžuoti švīkāt membuat bunyi sesuatu bergeser schrapen gni, gnikke szurać rascar a-şi târî picioarele, a târşâi скрипеть; шаркать škrabať (si) škripati češati skrapa ทำให้เกิดเสียงดังโดยการขูด sürterek gıcırdatmak 刮擦(某物)使其發出刺耳之聲 човгати رگڑ کر آواز نکالنا kéo lê 刮擦（某物）使其发出刺耳之声
4 to move along something while just touching it The boat scraped against the landing-stage. skraap يَتَحَرَّك مُلامِساً одрасквам třít se skrabe schaben περνώ ξυστά από κτ. rozar, pasar rozando riivama زدودن raapaista frôler לְהִתחַכֵּך खुरचने का शब्द या क्रिया lagano zagrepsti súrol vmit menyerempet nuggast/strjúkast (við) rasentare かする 스치다 brūkštelėti, užkliudyti nobrāzties bergesel schuren skrape ocierać się raspar a atinge (uşor) касаться, слегка задевать oškrieť sa podrgniti okrznuti skrapa, skava, skrubba ทำอย่างเฉียด sürtünerek ilerlemek 刮 торкатися رگڑ کھانا làm cho quệt 刮
5 to make by scraping The dog scraped a hole in the sand. grawe يَحْفُر издълбавам vyhrabat grave scharren φτιάχνω κτ. ξύνοντας cavar kraapima به زحمت موفق شدن kuopia faire en grattant לַעֲשוֹת בּוֹר ע”י גֵרוּד खोदना načiniti struganjem kapar mengeruk grafa raspare 掘る ...을 파다 prakrapšyti, išrausti izrakt; izkašņāt mengorek schrapen skrape, klore wydrapywać cavar a scurma копать vyhrabať izgrebsti izrovariti skrapa ทำให้เป็นรู kazımak 扒，挖 вишкрібати کھرچ کا بنانا bới, cạo, cào 扒，挖
n
1 an act or sound of scraping. skraapgeluid حَفْر، صَوْت الحَك стъргане škrábání, skřípání skraben das Kratzen ξύσιμο, γρατσούνισμα raspado, chirrido kraapimine خراشيدگي raapiminen raclement, grattement חֲרִיקָה, קוֹל שִׁפשוּף खड़खड़ाहट struganje, grebanje ili zvuk grebanja kaparás kerukan skrap stridore こする音 문지르기 brūžavimas, brazdėjimas nokasīšana; švīkāšana; beršana penggeseran geschraap skraping, skrapende lyd skrobanie raspadela zdrăngănit, scârţâit скобление; скрипение; шарканье škrabanie, škrípanie praskanje; škripanje grebanje skrapning, skrapande การขูด; การขีด kazıma, sürtme 擦聲 шкрябання کھرچنے کا عمل یا آواز tiếng nạo 擦声
2 a mark or slight wound made by scraping a scrape on the knee. skraap قَشْط драскотина oděrka, škrábnutí rift der Kratzer γδάρσιμο, γρατσουνιά rasguño, arañazo, roce, raspadura kriimustus خراش naarmu éraflure, égratignure שִׁפשוּף छिलन, खरोच ogrebotina karcolás goresan skráma scorticatura かすり傷 생채기 nubrozdinimas nobrāzums calar schaafwond skrubbsår zadraśnięcie esfoladela zgârietură, julitură царапина odrenina, škrabanec praska ogrebotina skrapsår, skrubbsår เป็นรอยหรือแผลเล็กน้อยโดยการขูด; แผลถลอก çizik (yeri), sıyrık (yarası) 擦傷 подряпина رگڑ سے بنا زخم کا نشان vết cào xước 擦伤
3 a situation that may lead to punishment The child is always getting into scrapes. moeilikheid وَرْطَه неприятност průšvih knibe die Klemme μπλέξιμο, κατάσταση που οδηγεί σε τιμωρία lío täbar olukord مخمصه tukala tilanne ennuis צָרָה क्लेशप्रद अवस्था जो सइाचार उल्लंघन या पलायन से उत्मन्न हो जाती है kripac, nevolja kellemetlenség, zűr onar klípa guai 困難 티격태격 kebli padėtis, bėda ķeza; ķibele; liksta menimbulkan masalah moleilijkheid knipe, klemme tarapaty enrascada încurcătură переделка nepríjemnosť, galiba nevšečnost nevolja knipa สถานการณ์ซึ่งอาจจะนำไปสู่การลงโทษ çıkmaz, müşkül durum 困境 біда, халепа سزا ملنے کی صورت حال tình trạng khó xử 困境
n scraper
a tool or instrument for scraping, especially one for scraping paint and wallpaper off walls etc. skraper مِكْشَطَه стъргалка škrabka skraber der Kratzer σπάτουλα, ξυστήρι raspador, rascador kaabits وسيله خراش دهنده kaavin grattoir מַגרֵד खुरचना, कुरेदना strugač, strugalica kaparó alat pengeruk skafa raschietto こする道具 문지르는[] 도구 gremžtukas skrāpis pengikis schrapen skrape skrobak raspador raşchetă скребок škrabka strgalo strugač skrapa, sickel เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการขูดขีด kazıyıcı, sistre 刮刀，刮板 шкребок صفاکار cái nạo 刮刀，刮板
scrape the bottom of the barrel
to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel. die bodem skraap يَستَعْمِل أسْوأ شيء أو شَخْص مُتَوَفِّر използвам най-лошия вариант sáhnout až na dno skrabe bunden die letzte Notlösung sein αναγκάζομαι να χρησιμοποιήσω και τη σκαρταδούρα tocar fondo näpud on põhjas كفگير به ته ديگ خوردن joutua heikoimman lenkin varaan les fonds racler de tiroir “לְגָרֵד את תַחתִית הֶחָבִית” अंतिम दाना भी काम में ले लेना biti prisiljen koristiti najlošije a végső tartalékhoz nyúl menggunakan yang terjelek neyðast til að grípa til sísta kosts/leikmanns raschiare il fondo del barile 残りかすで間に合わせる 궁여지책으로 아무나[] 쓰다 tik iš bėdos iztikt ar to, kas ir menggunakan dengan sebaiknya een noodoplossing vinden nøye seg med siste sort; skrape bunnen sięgać po ostatnie rezerwy ao fundo chegar QUERY a(-şi) da ultimul bănuţ наскрести, с трудом набрать siahnuť až na dno postrgati z dna posode iskorisitti poslednju mogućnost göra en bottenskrapning, använda bottenskrapet ใช้คนหรือสิ่งที่มีอยู่ให้เกิดประโยชน์ kala kala ...-e kalmak (使用)最後一招 позмітати по вуглах سب کچھ گنوا کر نادار ہو جانا vét tất cả （使用）最后一招
scrape through
to only just avoid failing He scraped through his exams. deurskraap ليَتَجَنَّب الفَشَل فَقَط едва се справям taktak prolézt klare sig med nød og næppe mit Ach und Krach durchkommen με το ζόρι τα καταφέρνω pasar/aprobar por los pelos napilt läbi saama بزور نمره آوردن läpäistä nipin napin passer de justesse עָמַד בַּמִבחָן בְּקוֹשִׁי परीक्षा में कठिनाई से उत्तीर्ण होना, मुश्किल से पास होना provući se átcsúszik (vizsgán) nyaris gagal skríða í gegn, takast með herkjum a stento passare なんとかやる 겨우 통과하다, 가까스로 급제하다 vos pralįsti, išlaikyti ar grūtībām paveikt lulus cukup-cukup makan er net doorkomen bestå/så vidt klare seg ledwie się przepchnąć passar à tangente a reuşi cu greu еле выдержать ledva preliezť komaj se prebiti jedva se provući klara sig med nöd och näppe ผ่านการสอบอย่างหวุดหวิด zar zor başarmak, paçayı zor kurtarmak 勉強通過 ледве витримати بمشکل کامیابی حاصل کرنا hoàn thành một cách vất vả 勉强通过
scrape together/up
to manage (with difficulty) to find (enough) I'll try to scrape a team together for tomorrow's game. saamskraap يُحاوِل أن يَجِد едва събирам dát dohromady skrabe sammen zusammenkratzen συγκεντρώνω με χίλια βάσανα a duras penas reunir, ir arañando kokku kraapima بزحمت دست و پا كردن haalia kokoon réunir (à grand-peine) לֶאֱסוֹף पाई-पाई जोड़कर पैसा इकट्ठा करना teško sakupiti összekapar mengumpulkan skrapa saman (racimolare) どうにか集める 애써서 그러 모으다 vargais negalais sukrapštyti/surasti ar grūtībām savākt; sagrabināt dengan susah payah mengumpul bijeen schrapen skrape sammen zebrać z trudem juntar a obţine cu dificultate наскребать dať dohromady s težavo spraviti skupaj skrpiti skrapa ihop เก็บเล็กผสมน้อย zar zor toplamak, dişinden tırnağından artırmak (艱難地)湊集 нашкребти کسی طرح سے حاصل کرنا dành dụm （艰难地）凑集
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