scraping
[ skrey-ping ]
/ ˈskreɪ pɪŋ /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM scraping
scrap·ing·ly, adverb non·scrap·ing, adjective un·scrap·ing, adjectiveWords nearby scraping
scrape up an acquaintance,
scraper,
scraperboard,
scrapheap,
scrapie,
scraping,
scrapper,
scrapple,
scrappy,
scratch,
scratch awl
Definition for scraping (2 of 2)
scrape
[ skreyp ]
/ skreɪp /
verb (used with object), scraped, scrap·ing.
verb (used without object), scraped, scrap·ing.
noun
Origin of scrape
1350–1400; (verb) Middle English
scrapen, from Old Norse
skrapa (replacing Middle English
shrapen from Old English
scrapian “to scratch”); (cognate with Old Norse
skrapa); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the verb
OTHER WORDS FROM scrape
scrap·a·ble, adjective scrape·age, noun un·scraped, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for scraping (1 of 2)
scraping
/ (ˈskreɪpɪŋ) /
noun
the act of scraping
a sound produced by scraping
(often plural)
something scraped off, together, or up; a small amount
British Dictionary definitions for scraping (2 of 2)
scrape
/ (skreɪp) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of scrape
scrapable, adjective scraper, nounWord Origin for scrape
Old English
scrapian; related to Old Norse
skrapa, Middle Dutch
schrapen, Middle High German
schraffen
Idioms and Phrases with scraping
scrape
see (scrape the) bottom of the barrel; bow and scrape; scare (scrape) up.