SCRAPES

7 letters 11 Scrabble points

Definition of SCRAPES

noun

  1. 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."

  2. A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.

    "He got in a scrape with the school bully."

  3. An awkward set of circumstances.

    "I'm in a bit of a scrape — I've no money to buy my wife a birthday present."

Related words: bind fix mess pickle altercation brawl fight fistfight
verb

  1. To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.

    "Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard."

  2. To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.

    "Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife."

  3. To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.

    "She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee."

Related words: drag grate scratch abrade chafe graze

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S C R A P E S
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

Anagrams of SCRAPES

Words that use the same letters:

ESCARPS PARSECS SECPARS SPACERS