scraping
noun
- 1
The sound or action of something being scraped.
- 2
What has been removed when something has been scraped.
“the scrapings of roads and ditches”
verb
- 1
To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
“Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.”
- 2
To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
“Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.”
- 3
To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
“She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.”
- 4
To barely manage to achieve.
“I scraped a pass in the exam.”
- 5
To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
“Just use whatever you can scrape together.”
- 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
To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
“He scraped and saved until he became rich.”
- 8
To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
- 9
To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
- 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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