scrapeverb
uk/skreɪp/us/skreɪp/scrape verb (REMOVE)
[ T ] to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough:
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Removing and getting rid of things
- abandon
- banish
- be scattered to the four winds idiom
- bin
- cast sb/sth aside/away/off
- flay
- fling sth/sb out
- flush sth out
- fly-tipping
- free sb from/of sth
- junk
- pension
- scrap
- shuffle
- throw sth away/out
- throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom
- toss sth aside
- toss sth out
- turf sth out
- weed
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scrape verb (RUB)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause to) rub against a surface so that slight damage or an unpleasant noise is produced:
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Scratching and rubbing
- abrade
- abrasion
- chafe
- erode
- grate
- graze
- grind
- rasp
- rub
- rub sth/sb down
- rubdown
- scour
- scour sth out
- scratch
- smooth
- tickle
- towel
- wear
- wear (sth) away
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scrape verb (SUCCEED)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] to succeed in getting or achieving something, but with difficulty or by a very small amount:
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- attain
- bear
- go (off) without a hitch idiom
- go places idiom
- go the whole hog idiom
- grade
- groove
- have the last laugh idiom
- kill
- rise
- sew sth up
- somewhere
- stand out
- streak ahead
- succeed
- sunset
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scrapenoun
uk/skreɪp/us/skreɪp/scrape noun (SITUATION)
[ C ] informal a difficult or slightly dangerous situation that you cause by your own silly behaviour:
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- eventuality
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- rum
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- vortex
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scrape noun (RUB)
[ C or U ] a slight injury or an unpleasant noise produced by rubbing against a surface:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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