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scrape

 
 
/skreɪp/ verb [T]

Translation

DAMAGE to damage the surface of something by rubbing it against something rough
kazımak, sıyırmak
Jamie fell over and scraped his knee.1973
REMOVE to remove something from a surface using a sharp edge
kazıyarak çıkarmak, sıyırmak, kazımak
The next morning I had to scrape the ice off the car.785
scrape a win/draw/pass UK to succeed in a test or competition but with difficulty
zorluklara rağmen sınav ya da yarışmada başarılı olmak
France scraped a 3-2 win over Norway.1854
scrape by phrasal verb
to manage to live when you do not have enough money
kıt kanaat geçinmek
He has to scrape by on $100 a month.1837
scrape through (sth) phrasal verb
to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty
güç bela başarmak, kıl payı ile geçmek
I scraped through my exams (= just passed).1848
scrape sth together phrasal verb
to manage with a lot of difficulty to get enough of something, often money
güçlükle biriktirmek, dişinden tırnağından artırarak biriktirmek
I finally scraped together enough money for a flight home.1264
(Definition of scrape verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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