scrape

English

/skɹeɪp/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
  • (transitive) To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
  • (transitive) To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
  • (transitive) To barely manage to achieve.
  • (transitive) To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
  • (computing) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
  • (intransitive) To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
  • (ambitransitive) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
  • To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scrapen borrowed from Old Norse skrapa (scratch, scrape) inherited from Old English scrapian (scrape, scratch) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną (scratch, scrape) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skreb- (engrave).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skreb-

Gloss

engrave

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