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Antonyms for scrape
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : skreyp |
| Phonetic Transcription : skreɪp |
Definition of scrape
Origin :- early 13c., probably from Old Norse skrapa "to scrape, erase," from Proto-Germanic *skrapojan (cf. Old English scrapian "to scrape," Dutch schrapen, German schrappen), from PIE *skerb-, extension of root *(s)ker- "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
- Meaning "gather by great effort, collect with difficulty" is from 1540s. Related: Scraped; scraping. To scrape the bottom of the barrel in figurative sense is from 1942, in reference to U.S. employers facing worker shortages during the war.
- noun bad or embarrassing situation
- verb scratch, remove outer layer
- verb be very frugal
Synonyms for scrape
- abrade
- awkward situation
- bark
- bray
- chafe
- clean
- corner
- cut it close
- difficulty
- dilemma
- discomfiture
- distress
- embarrassment
- erase
- file
- fix
- get along
- get by
- grate
- graze
- grind
- hole
- irritate
- jam
- mess
- pare
- peel
- pickle
- pinch
- plight
- predicament
- rasp
- rub
- save
- scour
- scrimp
- scuff
- shave
- skimp
- skin
- squeak
- stint
- struggle
- thin
- tight spot
- triturate
- trouble
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