Definitions
To rub a surface roughly, often removing a thin layer.
Word origin
From Middle English scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”) and Old English scrapian (“to scrape, scratch”), both from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skrebʰ- (“to engrave”).
Used in a sentence
“She scraped the wooden plate with her fingernails.”
“That car often scrapes the shallowest of humps because of its low ground clearance.”
“Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Rub harshly”6 letters
02“Rub roughly”6 letters
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