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Scrape (Verb)

Scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The hiker scraped her elbow on a sharp rock when she lost balance on the mountain trail.
He scraped the surface of the table with the rough edge of the cardboard box.
When the kids were playing outside, one of them scraped her knee on a rock and started crying.
The runner scraped her leg on a broken piece of glass on the sidewalk.
As the boy was skateboarding down the stairs, he fell and scraped the skin off his palm.

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The rough floor began to scrape the delicate surface of the antique chair leg.
While walking, the front edge of her dress scrape against the rough wall.
The coarse rope continued to scrape against the boats wooden rail.
The pavers had started to scrape the paint off the iron fence as they passed by.
A sharp rock scrape the side panel of the car as it scraped against the ravine wall.

Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The street urchin would scrape and bow in an attempt to solicit coins from passersby.
As the servant entered the lavish mansion, she couldn't help but scrape and curtsy to the esteemed guests.
In the presence of the monarch, the courtier would scrape and bow low in a show of fealty.
Upon meeting the famous artist, the young apprentice would scrape and genuflect in reverence.
As the poor man stood before the wealthy landlord, he began to scrape and bow repeatedly in the hopes of securing a favor.

Gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

They had managed to scrape together just enough funds to put a down payment on their first home.
After months of hard work, she finally scraped together enough money to start her own business.
The struggling artist had to scrape by, taking on various odd jobs to make ends meet.
It took years for them to scrape together the resources needed to launch their new project.
The couple scraped together a modest income by working multiple part-time jobs.