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Word: Scrape
Speech Type: Verb
Old English scrapian ‘scratch with the fingernails’, of Germanic origin, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse skrapa or Middle Dutch schrapen ‘to scratch’
skreɪp
drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter
Short Definition:drag or pull hard or sharp implement across surface
Examples:- remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them
- we scraped the dishes clean
rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage or injury
Short Definition:rub or cause to rub by accident against rough or hard surface
Examples:- he smashed into the wall and felt his teeth scrape against the plaster
- she reversed in a reckless sweep, scraping the Range Rover
narrowly pass by or through something
Short Definition:narrowly pass by or through something
Examples:- there was only just room to scrape through between the tree and the edge of the stream
copy (data) from a website using a computer program
Short Definition:copy data from website using computer program
Examples:- all search engines scrape content from sites without permission and display it on their own sites
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