scalp
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
a part of this integument with the accompanying hair, severed from the head of an enemy as a sign of victory, as by some North American Indians and others during the colonial and frontier periods in the U.S.
any token of victory.
the integument on the top of the head of an animal.
Informal. a small profit made in quick buying and selling.
to cut or tear the scalp from.
Informal.
to resell (tickets, merchandise, etc.) at higher than the official rates.
to buy and sell (stocks) so as to make small quick profits.
to plane down the surfaces of (an ingot, billet, or slab).
Informal. to scalp tickets, stocks, or the like.
Origin of scalp
1Other words from scalp
- scalper, noun
- scalpless, adjective
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How to use scalp in a sentence
EEG gathers its data with several dozen electrodes temporarily glued to the scalp, which measure fast changes in the coordinated activity of thousands of neurons close to the surface of the brain.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers | Grigori Guitchounts | November 11, 2020 | NautilusEEG places electrodes on the scalp, and measures fluctuations in the brain’s electrical activity across large areas.
Media Multitasking Is Ruining Our Memory. Can We Fix It? | Shelly Fan | November 3, 2020 | Singularity HubWith ChRmine, however, the team found that a light source, placed right outside the mice’s scalp, was able to reliably spark neural activity in the region.
Scientists Found a New Way to Control the Brain With Light—No Surgery Required | Shelly Fan | October 13, 2020 | Singularity Hub“Look at the scalps of Africa taken by Mo Farah, and of course, Galen Rupp,” a broadcaster blared.
Inside a secret running program at Nike and a win-at-all-costs corporate culture | Rachel King | October 6, 2020 | FortuneIn the game of Mindball, two players compete to push a ball whose motions are dictated by their brain waves, as measured by electrodes on their scalps.
A third lion went for his ribs, and a fourth one nearly scalped Massarti.
Thrills and Too Many Spills: The Dangers of the Circus | Marina Watts | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTickets are being scalped as if it were a playoff or even the World Series.
Wartime austerity did not prevent people coughing up as much as $20 for a scalped ticket.
This man was killed by the Sioux, and scalped, two years after I painted his portrait: his scalp lies on the table, No. 10.
It was believed of him that he had scalped not less than eight braves, and killed even more ponies and dogs.
Red Hunters And the Animal People | Charles A. EastmanMr. Slocum was shot dead; Mr. Tripp wounded, speared, and tomahawked; both were scalped.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis SpenceThe victor scalped him with his own knife, took his war club and his bow and arrows, and then turned to the woman.
Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park | James Willard SchultzSome were scalped; some received the keen and trembling axe; and others suffered by thrusts from the fatal knife.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for scalp
/ (skælp) /
anatomy the skin and subcutaneous tissue covering the top of the head
(among North American Indians) a part of this removed as a trophy from a slain enemy
a trophy or token signifying conquest
hunting, mainly US a piece of hide cut from the head of a victim as a trophy or as proof of killing in order to collect a bounty
informal, mainly US a small speculative profit taken in quick transactions
Scot dialect a projection of bare rock from vegetation
to cut the scalp from
informal, mainly US to purchase and resell (securities) quickly so as to make several small profits
informal to buy (tickets) cheaply and resell at an inflated price
Origin of scalp
1Derived forms of scalp
- scalper, noun
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