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Definitions of scrape
v. t. - To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface. ²
v. t. - To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). ²
v. t. - To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together. ²
v. t. - To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down. ²
v. i. - To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along. ²
v. i. - To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich. ²
v. i. - To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument. ²
v. i. - To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow. ²
n. - The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen. ²
n. - A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. ²
n. - A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. ²

The word "scrape" uses 6 letters: A C E P R S.

Direct anagrams of scrape:
  capers   crapes   escarp   pacers   parsec   recaps   secpar   spacer

Words formed by adding one letter before or after scrape (in bold), or to aceprs in any order:
d -   redcaps   scarped   scraped   e -   escaper   respace   h -   eparchs   parches   i -   scrapie   spacier   k -   packers   repacks   l -   carpels   clasper   parcels   placers   reclasp   scalper   m -   campers   scamper   n -   prances   p -   cappers   r -   carpers   scarper   scraper   s -   escarps   parsecs   scrapes   secpars   spacers   t -   carpets   preacts   precast   spectra   u -   apercus   scauper  

Shorter words found within scrape:
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