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To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
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Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.
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To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
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Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.
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To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
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She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.
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To barely manage to achieve.
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I scraped a pass in the exam.
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To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
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Just use whatever you can scrape together.
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To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
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To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
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He scraped and saved until he became rich.
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To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
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To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
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To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.