Noun
scrape -
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
scraping
bowing ,
obeisance ,
bow managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"
scrape -
a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
scraping ,
scratch ,
scratching
noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
scrape -
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion ,
scratch ,
excoriation
lesion ,
wound any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
graze the act of grazing
scrape -
an indication of damage
scratch ,
scar ,
mark
blemish ,
mar ,
defect a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
Verb
scrape -
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
kowtow ,
genuflect
bow bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King" ; "She bowed her head in shame"
scrape -
scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
grate
rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands" ; "rub oil into her skin"
paw touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"
scrape -
gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college" ; "they scratched a meager living"
scrape up ,
scratch ,
come up
accumulate ,
amass ,
hoard ,
compile ,
pile up ,
collect ,
roll up collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office" ; "The work keeps piling up"
nickel-and-dime accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"
scrape -
make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
create ,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem" ; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" ; "Picasso created Cubism" ; "Auden made verses"
scrape -
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
scratch ,
scratch up
incise make an incision into by carving or cutting
scratch out ,
cut out strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list"
claw attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"
scuff poke at with the foot or toe
scrape -
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
skin
wound ,
injure cause injuries or bodily harm to
