scrape

Noun

• an indication of damage

• a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
  • all that bowing and scraping did not impress him
    

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a harsh noise made by scraping
  • the scrape of violin bows distracted her
    

Verb

• bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
  • The boy skinned his knee when he fell
    

• gather (money or other resources) together over time
  • She had scraped together enough money for college
    
  • they scratched a meager living
    

• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• make by scraping
  • They scraped a letter into the stone
    

• scratch repeatedly
  • The cat scraped at the armchair
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  scratch , scar , mark , scraping , abrasion , excoriation , scratching , skin , scrape up , come up , kowtow , genuflect , scratch up , grate