noun Download 🔗Share A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch). Examples : "He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee." medicine body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons. Examples : "He got in a scrape with the school bully." action event entertainment sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An awkward set of circumstances. Examples : "Getting caught cheating on the test put him in a serious scrape with the principal. " situation condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage. Examples : "The doctor explained that the pregnancy resulted in a scrape. " medicine sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape. Examples : "The ground bird built its nest scrape in the soft earth near the schoolyard. " nature animal bird biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shallow pit dug as a hideout. Examples : "The rabbit disappeared into a small scrape in the ground, safe from the hawk circling above. " environment nature place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure. Examples : "Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard." action process machine material technical wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner. Examples : "Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife." action utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface. Examples : "She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee." body action medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To barely manage to achieve. Examples : "I scraped a pass in the exam." achievement ability Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen. Examples : "Just use whatever you can scrape together." action business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page. Examples : "A programmer might scrape product prices from a competitor's website to track market trends, even if the website doesn't offer an official API. " computing internet technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To occupy oneself with getting laboriously. Examples : "He scraped and saved until he became rich." work job business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument. Examples : "The beginner violin student continued to scrape away at the scales, much to the dismay of the rest of the class. " music sound entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow. Examples : "As the performer finished his song, he gave a small bow and I saw him scrape his right foot back slightly along the stage floor. " culture tradition action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down. Examples : "During the boring presentation, the audience member scraped their feet to make a disapproving sound. " entertainment sound action communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading