SCRAPE
Definition of SCRAPE
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A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
"He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee."
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A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
"He got in a scrape with the school bully."
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An awkward set of circumstances.
"I'm in a bit of a scrape — I've no money to buy my wife a birthday present."
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To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
"Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard."
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To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
"Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife."
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To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
"She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee."
Source: Wiktionary
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