scrape
Drag across roughly
Scrape means to drag something hard or rough across a surface, removing material or making a harsh sound: She scraped the ice off the windshield.
You scrape a knee when you fall, scrape food off plates, scrape by on a small income.
A scrape is the act itself, the sound it makes, or the resulting mark or wound.
To get into a scrape is to find yourself in an awkward predicament—minor trouble you'll have to scrape your way out of.
Erode through friction
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- marSpoil the appearance
- scuffSurface scrape or scratch
- gougeConcave carving blade
nick · score · etch · sandpaper · file · rasp · grind · wear
High, harsh cry
- squeakShort, shrill cry
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- grateFramework of metal bars
- raspCoarse shaping tool
grind · creak · scritch · fingernails · chalkboard · metal · jarring · harsh
Feed on growing plants
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- scuffSurface scrape or scratch
- chafeIrritate by friction
- skinBody's outer layer
wound · gash · cut · laceration · raw · sore · bruise · injury
Outer fruit layer
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- shaveCut hair close
- pareRemove outer layer
- debrideRemove devitalized tissue surgically
exfoliate · slough · skin · husk · bark · scale · paint · ice
Move slowly, low
- harvestGathering mature crops
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- parseExamine syntax closely
- botAutomated software agent
spider · automate · API · mining · database · web · HTML · script
Seek food actively
- scavengeGather from waste
- gleanCollect in small increments
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- ekeStretch meager resources
scrimp · cobble together · meager · leftovers · remnants · bare minimum
abrade
Erode through friction
gouge · nick · score · etch · sandpaper · file · rasp · grind · wear · erode
screech
High, harsh cry
rasp · grind · creak · scritch · fingernails · chalkboard · metal · jarring · harsh · shrill
graze
Feed on growing plants
skin · wound · gash · cut · laceration · raw · sore · bruise · injury · lesion
peel
Outer fruit layer
debride · exfoliate · slough · skin · husk · bark · scale · paint · ice · frost
crawl
Move slowly, low
bot · spider · automate · API · mining · database · web · HTML · script · aggregate
forage
Seek food actively
eke · scrimp · cobble together · meager · leftovers · remnants · bare minimum
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
rinse · polish · degrease · remove · strip · abrasive · brush · steel wool · pumice · squeegee
curtsy
Respectful knee-bending gesture
- scrape bySurvive with minimal resources
- table scrapsLeftover food fragments
- scrape togetherAssemble with effort
- scraped togetherCollected with effort
- ice scraperBlade for frozen glass
- kitchen scrapsDiscarded cooking byproducts
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