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| n. (event) | 1. scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching | a harsh noise made by scraping.; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" | 
|  | ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | 
| n. (state) | 2. abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. | 
|  | ~ graze | a superficial abrasion. | 
|  | ~ rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope. | 
|  | ~ wound, lesion | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). | 
| n. (communication) | 3. scrape, scraping | a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility).; "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" | 
|  | ~ bowing, obeisance, bow | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting. | 
| n. (attribute) | 4. mark, scar, scrape, scratch | an indication of damage. | 
|  | ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" | 
| v. (contact) | 5. grate, scrape | scratch repeatedly.; "The cat scraped at the armchair" | 
|  | ~ paw | scrape with the paws.; "The bear pawed the door" | 
|  | ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" | 
| v. (creation) | 6. scrape | make by scraping.; "They scraped a letter into the stone" | 
|  | ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" | 
| v. (contact) | 7. scrape, scratch, scratch up | cut the surface of; wear away the surface of. | 
|  | ~ claw | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails. | 
|  | ~ scuff | mar by scuffing.; "scuffed shoes" | 
|  | ~ incise | make an incision into by carving or cutting. | 
| v. (motion) | 8. genuflect, kowtow, scrape | bend the knees and bow in a servile manner. | 
|  | ~ bow | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting.; "He bowed before the King" | 
| v. (contact) | 9. come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch | gather (money or other resources) together over time.; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" | 
|  | ~ nickel-and-dime | accumulate gradually.; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family" | 
|  | ~ accumulate, collect, compile, amass, hoard, roll up, pile up | get or gather together.; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" | 
| v. (contact) | 10. scrape, skin | bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of.; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" | 
|  | ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. | 
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