scraping
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noun
- The sound or action of something being scraped.
- What has been removed when something has been scraped.“the scrapings of roads and ditches”
verb
- To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.“Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.”
- To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.“Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.”
- To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.“She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.”
- To barely manage to achieve.“I scraped a pass in the exam.”
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