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scrape
verb [T] (REMOVE) /skreɪp/Definition
› to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough: [+ obj + adj ] Scrape your boots clean before you come in. We'll have to scrape the snow off the car before we go out in it. Emily scraped away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere
(Definition of scrape verb (REMOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- banish verb
- be scattered to the four winds idiom
- bin verb
- cast sb/sth aside/off phrasal verb
- cast sb/sth out phrasal verb
- dump verb (PUT DOWN)
- eliminate verb
- elimination noun
- eradicate verb
- evacuate verb
- expunge verb
- expurgate verb
- flush verb (TOILET)
- junk verb
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- shuck sth off phrasal verb
- shuffle sth off phrasal verb
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