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    [Verb]  | "scrape" | \ ˈskrāp \


    1: to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument

    2: to make (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged instrument or an abrasive

    3: to grate harshly over or against


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Old Norse skrapa; akin to Old English scrapian to scrape, Latin scrobis ditch, Russian skresti to scrape;

    [Noun]  | "scrape" 


    1: the act or process of scraping

    2: a sound made by scraping

    3: a mark or injury caused by scraping : abrasion


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "scrape along" 


    1: to live with barely enough money : to be able to buy only the things most needed

    [Phrasal verb]  | "scrape by" 


    1: to live with barely enough money : to be able to buy only the things most needed

    2: to succeed at doing something but just barely

    [Phrasal verb]  | "scrape through" 


    1: to succeed at doing something but just barely

    [Noun]  | "scrapes" 


    1: a brief clash between enemies or rivals;


      * e.g., " ... he's had his share of scrapes with the law in the past "



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    2: a harsh grating sound;


      * e.g., " ... the scrape of a shovel on concrete "



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    3: an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface;


      * e.g., " ... scrapes that were caused by a too-tight harness "



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    [Noun]  | "scrape" 


    1: a brief clash between enemies or rivals;


      * e.g., " ... he's had his share of scrapes with the law in the past "



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    2: a harsh grating sound;


      * e.g., " ... the scrape of a shovel on concrete "



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    3: an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface;


      * e.g., " ... scrapes that were caused by a too-tight harness "



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    [Verb]  | "scrapes" 


    1: to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface;


      * e.g., " ... the rusty old gate scrapes against the pavement whenever anyone opens it "



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    2: to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface;


      * e.g., " ... she scraped her knee when she fell down "



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    3: to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound;


      * e.g., " ... she scraped her fingernails across the chalkboard to get everyone's attention "



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    [Verb]  | "scrape" 


    1: to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface;


      * e.g., " ... the rusty old gate scrapes against the pavement whenever anyone opens it "



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    2: to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface;


      * e.g., " ... she scraped her knee when she fell down "



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    3: to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound;


      * e.g., " ... she scraped her fingernails across the chalkboard to get everyone's attention "



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    [Verb]  | "scrape (up or together)" 


    1: to get with great difficulty;


      * e.g., " ... we're barely scraping together a living on the farm "



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    [Verb]  | "scrapes (out)" 


    [Verb]  | "scrapes (by or through)" 


     [ "scrapes" ]

    1: A term used in reference to a sexually transmitted disease.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo dog, you take it easy and watch out for them scrapes! 


     [ "scrapes" ]

    2: A sexually transmitted disease.

      * e.g.,  ... That bitch gave me the scrapes. 

     [ "Scraped" ]

    1: Similar to 'owned.' Used to describe a total domination of the opposition.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow, those guys got scraped.  

     [ "Scraped" ]

    1: referring to the loser of a one-sided fight

      * e.g.,  ... )He got scraped 

     [ "scrape" ]

    1: To describe a person intruding on something. To say that one has come out of nowhere and intruded on a conversation.

      * e.g.,  ... 'two people have a conversation', 'another person listens in' 


     [ "scrape" ]

    2: Originates from Pupils at Gunnersbury Catholic School West London

      * e.g.,  ... one person out the original two people says "scrape out" to the other person. 

     [ "Scraping in" ]

    1: When a person intrudes on ones conversation or activities when not invited or asked.

      * e.g.,  ... Andrew: This piff is bangin! 

     [ "scrape by" ]

    1: Manage one's existence barely.

      * e.g.,  ... Patients tend not to wear his hearing aids if they can scrape by without them. 

     [ "Scraping" ]

    1: After proving unsuccessful in numerous attempts to pick up an attractive woman, moving on to the woman of lesser quality with the sole purpose of sleeping with them. "Scraping" is a last resort and is only to be attempted when all other options have been exhausted.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, this place is about to close I'm about to go scrape these two fat chicks over there for us" "I'm not having any luck with all the bitches in this club tonight, time to do some last minute scraping" 

     [ "scraping" ]

    1:  A black hat SEO spam technique in which the spammer plagiarizes content from other web sites to put content that's popular with search engines on his own site, often for the purpose of selling advertising back to the ijit search engines. Also used as a Google bowling technique to get competing web sites labeled as SEO spam.

      * e.g.,  ...  Google eventually wises up to each new SEO spamming technique, so scraping will eventually get you banned. 


     [ "scraping" ]

    2:  Fighting.

      * e.g.,  ...  Evrabody be Kung Fu Scraping! (Sung just as badly as it's worded.) 


     [ "scraping" ]

    3:  Beating up someone.

      * e.g.,  ...  When I get done scraping him, his mama will have to finish scraping him off the floor. 


     [ "scraping" ]

    4:  Living in poverty.

      * e.g.,  ...  They were just scraping by. 

     [ "scrape" ]

    1: when people try to get things off people which aren't theirs. they "scrape" off them.

      * e.g.,  ... a boy trying to "scrape" 5 pounds from a girl. he is such a "scrape" trying to take my money 


     [ "scrape" ]

    2: usually with friends or people they know.

     [ "Scrape" ]

    1: To have sex with someone. A common slang in some Aboriginal (Australian) communities

      * e.g.,  ... "Do you want a scrape?"  

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