scraping

Meaning of scraping

noun
  1. The sound or action of something being scraped.
  2. What has been removed when something has been scraped.
    the scrapings of roads and ditches
verb
  1. To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
    Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.
  2. To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
    Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.
  3. To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
    She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.
  4. To barely manage to achieve.
    I scraped a pass in the exam.
  5. To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
    Just use whatever you can scrape together.
  6. To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
  7. To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
    He scraped and saved until he became rich.
  8. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
  9. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
  10. To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.

Information about scraping

  • The plural form of scraping is: scrapings.
  • Languages ​​in which scraping is used:

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Hyphenation of scraping

scrap-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • scraping is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

scraping synonyms

Meaning scrape:

scrape, scratch, scratching

Meaning :

drag, grate, abrade, chafe, graze

Anagrams of scraping

carpings, scarping

Words that rhyme with scraping

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