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scrapeverb

uk ​ /skreɪp/ us ​ /skreɪp/

scrape verb (SUCCEED)

› [ I usually + adv/prep ] to succeed in getting or achieving something, but with difficulty or by a very small amount:

Her grades weren't great, but she scraped into university.

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Idiom(s)

scrape the bottom of the barrel
scrape a living
scrape home

Phrasal verb(s)

scrape by/along
scrape through (sth)
scrape sth/sb together/up

scrapenoun

uk ​ /skreɪp/ us ​ /skreɪp/

(Definition of “scrape” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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scrapeverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /skreɪp/

› to remove something by rubbing something rough or sharp against it, or to rub part of your body against something rough that tears away or injures your skin:

[ T ] Jackie scraped her knee on the wall as she was climbing over it.
[ T ] Sheila scraped the snow off the windshield of her car.
[ I ] The metal gate scraped along the ground when I opened it.

Phrasal verb(s)

scrape by
scrape together/up something

scrapenoun [ C ]

us ​ /skreɪp/

› a slight injury caused by having your skin rubbed against something rough:

She had a few scrapes from the accident in the parking lot, but nothing serious.

› infml A scrape is also a difficult situation that you are in because of your own actions:

Oh, he’s had a few scrapes with the law when he was younger, but he’s straightened his life out now.

(Definition of “scrape” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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