4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scrape  \Scrape\  (skr[=a]p),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Scraped};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Scraping}.]  [Icel.  skrapa  akin  to  Sw  skrapa 
  Dan.  skrabe  D.  schrapen  schrabben  G.  schrappen  and  prob. 
  to  E.  sharp.] 
  1.  To  rub  over  the  surface  of  something  with  a  sharp  or 
  rough  instrument;  to  rub  over  with  something  that  roughens 
  by  removing  portions  of  the  surface;  to  grate  harshly 
  over  to  abrade;  to  make  even  or  bring  to  a  required 
  condition  or  form  by  moving  the  sharp  edge  of  an 
  instrument  breadthwise  over  the  surface  with  pressure, 
  cutting  away  excesses  and  superfluous  parts  to  make 
  smooth  or  clean;  as  to  scrape  a  bone  with  a  knife;  to 
  scrape  a  metal  plate  to  an  even  surface. 
 
  2.  To  remove  by  rubbing  or  scraping  (in  the  sense  above). 
 
  I  will  also  scrape  her  dust  from  her  and  make  her 
  like  the  top  of  a  rock.  --Ezek.  xxvi. 
  4. 
 
  3.  To  collect  by  or  as  by  a  process  of  scraping;  to  gather 
  in  small  portions  by  laborious  effort;  hence  to  acquire 
  avariciously  and  save  penuriously;  --  often  followed  by 
  together  or  up  as  to  scrape  money  together. 
 
  The  prelatical  party  complained  that  to  swell  a 
  number  the  nonconformists  did  not  choose  but 
  scrape,  subscribers.  --Fuller. 
 
  4.  To  express  disapprobation  of  as  a  play,  or  to  silence,  as 
  a  speaker,  by  drawing  the  feet  back  and  forth  upon  the 
  floor;  --  usually  with  down  --Macaulay. 
 
  {To  scrape  acquaintance},  to  seek  acquaintance  otherwise  than 
  by  an  introduction.  --Farquhar. 
 
  He  tried  to  scrape  acquaintance  with  her  but  failed 
  ignominiously.  --G.  W.  Cable. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scrape  \Scrape\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  rub  over  the  surface  of  anything  with  something  which 
  roughens  or  removes  it  or  which  smooths  or  cleans  it  to 
  rub  harshly  and  noisily  along 
 
  2.  To  occupy  one's  self  with  getting  laboriously;  as  he 
  scraped  and  saved  until  he  became  rich.  ``[Spend]  their 
  scraping  fathers'  gold.''  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  play  awkwardly  and  inharmoniously  on  a  violin  or  like 
  instrument. 
 
  4.  To  draw  back  the  right  foot  along  the  ground  or  floor  when 
  making  a  bow. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scrape  \Scrape\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  scraping;  also  the  effect  of  scraping,  as  a 
  scratch,  or  a  harsh  sound;  as  a  noisy  scrape  on  the 
  floor;  a  scrape  of  a  pen. 
 
  2.  A  drawing  back  of  the  right  foot  when  bowing;  also  a  bow 
  made  with  that  accompaniment.  --H.  Spencer. 
 
  3.  A  disagreeable  and  embarrassing  predicament  out  of  which 
  one  can  not  get  without  undergoing,  as  it  were  a  painful 
  rubbing  or  scraping;  a  perplexity;  a  difficulty. 
 
  The  too  eager  pursuit  of  this  his  old  enemy  through 
  thick  and  thin  has  led  him  into  many  of  these 
  scrapes.  --Bp. 
  Warburton 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scrape 
  n  1:  a  harsh  noise  made  by  scraping;  "the  scrape  of  violin  bows 
  distracted  her"  [syn:  {scraping},  {scratch},  {scratching}] 
  2:  an  abraded  area  where  the  skin  is  torn  or  worn  off  [syn:  {abrasion}, 
  {scratch},  {excoriation}] 
  3:  a  deep  bow  with  the  foot  drawn  backwards  (indicating 
  excessive  humility);  "all  that  bowing  and  scraping  did  not 
  impress  him"  [syn:  {scraping}] 
  4:  an  indication  of  damage  [syn:  {scratch},  {scar},  {mark}] 
  v  1:  scratch  repeatedly  [syn:  {grate}] 
  2:  make  by  scraping;  "They  scraped  a  letter  into  the  stone" 
  3:  cut  the  surface  of  wear  away  the  surface  of  [syn:  {scratch}, 
  {scratch  up}] 
  4:  bow  in  a  servile  manner  [syn:  {kowtow},  {genuflect}] 
  5:  gather  together  over  time;  as  of  money  or  other  resources; 
  "She  had  scraped  together  enough  money  for  college"  [syn: 
  {scrape  up},  {come  up}] 
  6:  bruise,  cut,  or  injure  the  skin  or  the  surface  of  "The  boy 
  skinned  his  knee  when  he  fell"  [syn:  {skin}] 
  7:  strike  against  an  object,  as  of  one's  toe  or  foot  [syn:  {stub}, 
  {skin},  {abrade}] 

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