scrape
verb (used with object)
to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface.
has scraped
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present perfectof scrape (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If Broadway has scraped the barrel-bottom of A-list movies to adapt, at least it can mock them: “Titanique” is a frisky and funny spoof of the James Cameron juggernaut about that big ship that sank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
What money he has scraped together has paid the candidate filing fees in Colorado, Michigan, Texas and Oklahoma.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Today, she has scraped together just enough money to buy some chicken.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2023
It is chasing the already wider 777X, which also has scraped cabin walls.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2022
The government has yet to find a place to permanently store the soil it has scraped from the towns of Fukushima and until they do, the radioactive waste will continue to be a hazard.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
