Definition of scrape

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Scrape (v. t.) To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down..

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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..
Shuffle :: Shuffle (v. i.) To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing..
Scrap :: Scrap (v. t.) Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion..
Scraping :: Scraping (a.) Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser..
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..
Limp :: Limp (n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
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..
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship..
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..
Lint :: Lint (n.) Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics..
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc..
Scrape :: Scrape (n.) A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment..
Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
Muckworm :: Muckworm (n.) One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser.
Scraping :: Scraping (n.) Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street..
Scraped :: Scraped (imp. & p. p.) of Scrap.
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it..
Squill :: Squilgee (n.) Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, -- used for removing superfluous, water or other liquids, as from a vessel's deck after washing, from window panes, photographer's plates, etc..
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) One who plays awkwardly on a violin.
Scrabble :: Scrabble (v. t.) To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree..
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