Definition of scrape

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Scrape (v. i.) To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich..

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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..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
Scrape :: 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..
Boottopping :: Boottopping (n.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off..
Mucker :: Mucker (v. t.) To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts..
Erase :: Erase (v. t.) To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name..
Rake :: Rake (v. i.) To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along..
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..
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument with which anything is scraped.
Erased :: Erased (p. pr. & a.) Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated.
Rasper :: Rasper (n.) One who, or that which, rasps; a scraper..
Limp :: Limp (n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
Paw :: Paw (v. i.) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
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.) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc..
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