English to English
noun
- a harsh noise made by scraping
The scrape of violin bows distracted her.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
source: WordNet 3.0
- a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
All that bowing and scraping did not impress him.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an indication of damage
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- scratch repeatedly
The cat scraped at the armchair.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make by scraping
They scraped a letter into the stone.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
source: WordNet 3.0
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
source: WordNet 3.0
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
She had scraped together enough money for college.
They scratched a meager living.
source: WordNet 3.0
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
The boy skinned his knee when he fell.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [screp] Hadlang; kapansanan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [screp] Katkatín; kaskasín; kalmutín
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
