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Rarescrapes
The correct spelling is scrapes.
How to pronounce scrapes
noun
Say it like: Scr-ape-s
The correct spelling is scrapes. A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch). For example: "He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee."
Usage Examples
“He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee.”
“He got in a scrape with the school bully.”
“I'm in a bit of a scrape — I've no money to buy my wife a birthday present.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
- 2.A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
- 3.An awkward set of circumstances.
- 4.A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
- 5.A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
verb
- 1.To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
- 2.To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
- 3.To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
- 4.To barely manage to achieve.
- 5.To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
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