noun Download 🔗Share The sound or action of something being scraped. Examples : "The scraping of the chair on the wooden floor was very loud. " sound action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share What has been removed when something has been scraped. Examples : "the scrapings of roads and ditches" material substance 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 physics work 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 process 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." action body appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To barely manage to achieve. Examples : "I scraped a pass in the exam." achievement action 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 process business 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 : "The researcher was scraping data from a website that didn't offer an API, to analyze customer reviews. " technology computing internet 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 action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument. Examples : "The young violinist was scraping away at the notes, making a terrible sound. " music 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 guest of honor approached, the student showed respect by scraping his foot back slightly while bowing his head. " action culture body tradition 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 : "The audience started scraping their feet loudly when the comedian's jokes became offensive. " entertainment sound communication action language culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading