| 1. |
(verb) scratch repeatedly |
|
Synonyms: grate |
|
Related Words: paw, rub |
|
| 2. |
(verb) gather together over time; as of money or other resources; "She had scraped together enough money for college" |
|
Synonyms: come up, scrape up |
|
Related Words: accumulate, collect, pull in |
|
| 3. |
(verb) make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone" |
|
Related Words: create, make |
|
| 4. |
(verb) bow in a servile manner |
|
Synonyms: genuflect, kowtow |
|
Related Words: bow |
|
| 5. |
(noun) a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" |
|
Synonyms: scraping |
|
Related Words: bow, bowing, obeisance |
|
| 6. |
(noun) a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" |
|
Synonyms: scraping, scratch, scratching |
|
Related Words: noise |
|
| 7. |
(verb) strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot |
|
Synonyms: abrade, skin, stub |
|
Related Words: injure, wound |
|
| 8. |
(verb) cut the surface of; wear away the surface of |
|
Synonyms: scratch, scratch up |
|
Related Words: claw, incise, scuff |
|
| 9. |
(verb) bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" |
|
Synonyms: skin |
|
Related Words: injure, wound |
|
| 10. |
(noun) an indication of damage |
|
Synonyms: mark, scar, scratch |
|
Related Words: blemish, defect |
|
| 11. |
(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off |
|
Synonyms: abrasion, excoriation, scratch |
|
Related Words: graze, lesion, rope burn, wound |
|