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scrape

noun [C or U] (RUB)
 
 
/skreɪp/

Definition

a slight injury or an unpleasant noise produced by rubbing against a surface: "It's just a scrape," said the boy looking down at his bleeding knee. I hate the scrape of chalk on a blackboard.Sounds made by objects, movement or impactScratching and rubbing
(Definition of scrape noun (RUB) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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