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scrape
[ skreyp ]
/ skreɪp /
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verb (used with object), scraped, scrap·ing.
verb (used without object), scraped, scrap·ing.
noun
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Origin of scrape
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa (replacing Middle English shrapen Old English scrapian “to scratch”); cognate with Old Norse skrapa; noun derivative of the verb
OTHER WORDS FROM scrape
scrap·a·ble, adjectivescrapeage, nounun·scraped, adjectiveWords nearby scrape
scran, scrannel, Scranton, scrap, scrapbook, scrape, scrape in, scraper, scraperboard, scrape through, scrape together
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British Dictionary definitions for scrape
scrape
/ (skreɪp) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of scrape
scrapable, adjectivescraper, nounWord Origin for scrape
Old English scrapian; related to Old Norse skrapa, Middle Dutch schrapen, Middle High German schraffen
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Other Idioms and Phrases with scrape
scrape
see (scrape the) bottom of the barrel; bow and scrape; scare (scrape) up.
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