scrape

CEFRB2

/skɹeɪp/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To rub against a surface and remove or damage it.

  2. 02

    noun

    A small injury caused by rubbing against something rough.

Examples

  • I managed to get out of the scrape.

  • Please scrape the skin off the potatoes.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.

  2. To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.

  3. To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.

More examples

In context

  • Would you scrape that rusty pan?

  • Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.

  • She scraped the wooden plate with her fingernails.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”) and Old English scrapian (“to scrape, scratch”), both from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skrebʰ- (“to engrave”). Cognate with Dutch schrapen (“to scrape”), schrappen (“to strike through; to cancel; to scrap”), schrabben (“to scratch”), German schrappen (“to scrape”), Danish skrabe (“to scrape”), Icelandic skrapa (“to scrape”), Walloon screper (“to scrape”), Latin scribō (“dig with a pen, draw, write”).