Dictionary entry details
• SCRAPE (noun)
Meaning:
A harsh noise made by scraping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
scrape; scratching; scraping; scratch
Context example:
the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
abrasion; excoriation; scratch; scrape
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
lesion; wound (any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scrape"):
graze (a superficial abrasion)
rope burn (abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope)
Meaning:
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
scrape; scraping
Context example:
all that bowing and scraping did not impress him
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
bow; bowing; obeisance (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame)
Meaning:
An indication of damage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
scar; scrape; scratch; mark
Hypernyms ("scrape" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
• SCRAPE (verb)
Meaning:
Scratch repeatedly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scrape; grate
Context example:
The cat scraped at the armchair
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):
paw (scrape with the paws)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make by scraping
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
They scraped a letter into the stone
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scratch up; scratch; scrape
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):
claw (scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails)
scuff (mar by scuffing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
kowtow; genuflect; scrape
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
bow (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Gather (money or other resources) together over time
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scrape up; scrape; scratch; come up
Context examples:
She had scraped together enough money for college / they scratched a meager living
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape"):
nickel-and-dime (accumulate gradually)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
skin; scrape
Context example:
The boy skinned his knee when he fell
Hypernyms (to "scrape" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he scrape his foot?
