scrape
part of speech
verb (scrape, scrapes, scraped, scraping); noun (a scrape, scrapes)
meaning for a pupil
1) To scrape means to rub something with a hard or sharp edge to remove something, like mud from shoes. tree →
2) To scrape means to hurt your skin by rubbing it on something rough. tree →
3) A scrape is a small injury like that, or a scratching sound. tree →
4) A scrape is also a difficult situation. tree →
5) To scrape through means to only just pass. tree →
sense in the lessons
In first-aid lessons a scrape (graze) is cleaned with water and covered; in stories characters get into scrapes. Phrases: «scrape off», «scrape your knee», «get into a scrape», «scrape through», «scrape together».
examples
- I fell and scraped my knee. tree →
- Scrape the mud off your boots. tree →
- Dad scraped the ice off the car window. tree →
- She scraped through her test. tree →
- The boys got into a scrape with the farmer. tree →
- We scraped together enough money for a present. tree →
- The chair scraped loudly on the floor. tree →
- Then get down, and scrape off the foam with a knife. tree →
note
Regular verb. A scrape = a graze (UK). Wash a scrape with clean water, then cover it. Trap: scrapped (thrown away, from scrap) vs scraped (rubbed, from scrape).
In the corpora
- A snail eats with a ribbon covered in thousands of tiny teeth that scrapes food like a file.
- He dug up his tunnel: «he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged», muttering to himself «Up we go!
- A bee stinger should be scraped out quickly, because it keeps pumping venom for a short while.
- A lost toy, a broken game or a small scrape is not an emergency.
- Before stacking plates, scrape the leftovers into the bin or the food caddy, a small bin just for food scraps.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scrape» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.