scalp
noun
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
scalped
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past participleof scalp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scalp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scalpnounthe integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
Example Sentences
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“In fact, the exhibitors set the price and, frankly, with tickets at Lincoln Square being scalped for $1,000, I think there’s room to move up the prices for a film.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“This worthy president,” retorted Biddle in 1834, “thinks that because he has scalped Indians and imprisoned judges, he is to have his way with the Bank. He is mistaken.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The fairways have a base of bermudagrass which is scalped down and overseeded with ryegrass every September.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2020
The final showing was so popular that tickets were scalped, and the film won the festival’s first-ever audience award.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
But I was no longer a boxing fan, since that incident years ago, so when Uncle Pietrus, a boxing fanatic, obtained two scalped tickets and invited me along, I refused.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
