scrape

US /skrep/

UK /skreɪp/

B1

verb

  • To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
  • To damage the surface by moving something roughly
  • To remove something by roughly brushing it off

other

  • To move roughly across the surface of something

noun

  • Bad or unpleasant incident
  • Sound of something moving roughly across a surface

Examples

He scraped the car against the garage wall.

I scraped the dirt off.