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Synonyms for scraping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skrey-ping |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskreɪ pɪŋ |
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Définition of scraping
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.
- verb scratch, remove outer layer
- verb be very frugal
Antonyms for scraping
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