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Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface..

Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc..

Scraper :: Scraper (n.) In the printing press, a board, or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet and thus produce the impression..

Scrappily :: Scrappily (adv.) In a scrappy manner; in scraps.

Xyster :: Xyster (n.) An instrument for scraping bones.

Shagreen :: Shagreen (n.) A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used f

Claw :: Claw (v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw..

Scrape :: Scrape (n.) A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty..

Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at..

Scrape :: Scrape (n.) A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment..

Wear :: Wear (v. t.) To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to lower or disappear; to spend..

Scrap :: Scrap (v. t.) The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps..

Scrap :: Scrap (v. t.) Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion..

Erased :: Erased (p. pr. & a.) Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated.

Rake :: Rake (v. i.) To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely..

Guard :: Guard (v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled..

Rake :: Rake (v. i.) To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along.

Scraping :: Scraping (n.) The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper..

Scrape :: Scrape (n.) The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen..

Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.

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