scraping

noun

  1. 1

    The sound or action of something being scraped.

  2. 2

    What has been removed when something has been scraped.

    the scrapings of roads and ditches

verb

  1. 1

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

    Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.
  2. 2

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

    Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.
  3. 3

    To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.

    She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.
  4. 4

    To barely manage to achieve.

    I scraped a pass in the exam.
  5. 5

    To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.

    Just use whatever you can scrape together.
  6. 6

    To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.

  7. 7

    To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.

    He scraped and saved until he became rich.
  8. 8

    To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.

  9. 9

    To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.

  10. 10

    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.

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