to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
to remove (an outer layer, adhering matter, etc.) in this way: to scrape the paint and varnish from a table.
to scratch, injure, or mar the surface of in this way: to scrape one's arm on a rough wall.
to produce by scraping: He scraped his initials on the rock.
to collect or do by or as if by scraping; do or gather laboriously or with difficulty (usually followed by up or together): They managed to scrape together a football team.
to rub harshly on or across (something): Don't scrape the floor with your boots!
to draw or rub (a thing) roughly across something: Scrape your shoes on the doormat before you come in.
to level (an unpaved road) with a grader.
Digital Technology. to extract (data) from a digital source for automated replication, formatting, or manipulation by a computer program, as in data mining or website data analysis: This project scrapes comments on online forums for linguistic research.We can scrape older data from obsolete systems with a very simple interface.
verb (used without object),scraped,scrap·ing.
to scrape something.
to rub against something gratingly.
to produce a grating and unmusical tone from a string instrument.
to draw one's foot back noisily along the ground in making a bow.
to manage or get by with difficulty or with only the barest margin: I barely scraped through on the test.
to economize or save by attention to even the slightest amounts: By careful scraping they managed to survive.
noun
an act or instance of scraping.
a drawing back of the foot noisily along the ground in making a bow.
a harsh, shrill, or scratching sound made by scraping.
a scraped place: a scrape on one's elbow.
an embarrassing or distressing situation; predicament: He is always in some kind of a scrape.
a difference of opinion, fight, or quarrel; scrap.
Digital Technology.
the process of extracting data from a digital source for automated replication, formatting, or manipulation by a computer program, as in data mining or website data analysis: How long will the scrape take to complete?
the product of this process: The scrape maliciously copied private content to manipulate search engine rankings.
Origin of scrape
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa (replacing Middle English shrapen Old English scrapian “to scratch”); cognate with Old Norse skrapa; noun derivative of the verb