scrape

Found in thesaurus: wound, bowing, bow, blemish, rub, create, collect, hoard, roll up, accumulate

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scrape
v. scour, scrub, rub; remove material from a surface by rubbing; achieve or collect with difficulty; grate, produce strident sounds
 
n. grating, sound of two surfaces rubbing against one another; scratch, abrasion; predicament, difficult situation

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scrape

Noun
1. a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
(synonym) scraping, scratch, scratching
(hypernym) noise
2. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
(synonym) abrasion, scratch, excoriation
(hypernym) wound, lesion
(hyponym) graze
(derivation) skin
3. a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
(synonym) scraping
(hypernym) bow, bowing, obeisance
(derivation) kowtow, genuflect
4. an indication of damage
(synonym) scratch, scar, mark
(hypernym) blemish, defect, mar
(derivation) scratch, scratch up

Verb
1. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
(synonym) grate
(hypernym) rub
(hyponym) paw
(derivation) scratch, scar, mark
2. make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
(hypernym) make, create
(derivation) scraper
3. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
(synonym) scratch, scratch up
(hypernym) incise
(hyponym) claw
(derivation) abrasion, scratch, excoriation
4. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
(synonym) kowtow, genuflect
(hypernym) bow
(derivation) scraping
5. gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"
(synonym) scrape up, come up
(hypernym) roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
(hyponym) nickel-and-dime
6. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
(synonym) skin
(hypernym) injure, wound
(derivation) abrasion, scratch, excoriation
7. strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken"
(synonym) stub, skin, abrade
(hypernym) injure, wound


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scrape
v. seškrábat; vyškrábat; poškrábat; odřít; skřípat; dosáhnout čeho s odřenýma ušima; stěží vystačit s čím; projít čím s odřenýma ušima; schrastit co
 
n. skřípání; odřenina; malér

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Czas. zeskrobywać, skrobać; zadrapać, zarysowywać; zgrzytać; chrobotać; szurać; zrobić coś z trudem/wysiłkiem
 
Rzecz. zgrzyt; zadrapanie; tarapaty