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scabbed

The correct spelling is scabbed.

How to pronounce scabbed

verb

Say it like: Sca-bbe-d

The correct spelling is scabbed. To become covered by a scab or scabs. For example: "I scabbed some money off a friend."

Usage Examples

I scabbed some money off a friend.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To become covered by a scab or scabs.
  2. 2.To form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin.
  3. 3.To remove part of a surface (from).
  4. 4.To act as a strikebreaker.
  5. 5.To beg (for), to cadge or bum.

adjective

  1. 1.Affected or covered with scabs.
  2. 2.(by extension) Vile; worthless.

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