scrapes
Skin rubbed raw
Scrapes are instances of scraping—drawing something rough or sharp across a surface.
A scrape can be a minor skin injury from friction: She got a few scrapes on her knees.
The word also names difficult situations or minor conflicts: He got into a few scrapes with the law.
In this sense, a scrape suggests trouble you've barely gotten into—or out of.
Difficult position, few options
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
- narrow escapeBarely avoiding disaster
- difficultyState of being hard
- troubleDifficulty or distress
jam · pickle · bind · fix · sticky situation · near miss · rough patch · tough spot
Feed on growing plants
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- cutSeverance or reduction
- scuffSurface scrape or scratch
gash · laceration · skinned knee · road rash · friction burn · nick · sore · lesion
Superficial wound or mark
tight spot
Difficult position, few options
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
- narrow escapeBarely avoiding disaster
- difficultyState of being hard
trouble · jam · pickle · bind · fix · sticky situation · near miss · rough patch · tough spot · hardship
graze
Feed on growing plants
scuff · gash · laceration · skinned knee · road rash · friction burn · nick · sore · lesion · bruise
scratch
Superficial wound or mark
rasp · file · sand · rub · score · grate · shave · pare · skim · drag
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
- raspingHarsh and grating
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
scratching · squeaking · creaking · clanging · jarring · harsh · shrill · dragging · sliding · rubbing
remnants
What stays after most goes
residue · bits · fragments · traces · remains · dribs and drabs · morsels · crumbs · shreds · slivers
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- hurtsaches, burns, cuts, wounds, injures
- boyhoodtreehouse, toy cars, action figures, boy scouts, scouts
- Kitchen Dangersburns, cuts, fires, scalding, knife cuts
- cycling injuriesroad rash, saddle sores, broken collarbone, knee pain, chafing
scrapesdeep cuts
Obscure songs by artists
gashes · lacerations · stab wounds · deep wounds · incisions
- scrape bySurvive with minimal resources
- scrape togetherAssemble with effort
- scraped togetherCollected with effort
- ice scraperBlade for frozen glass
- scrape offRemove by rubbing hard
- scraping byBarely having enough
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