Thesaurus: scraping

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Scrape
2. n. The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.
3. n. Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street.
4. a. Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.
5. n. (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
6. n. a harsh noise made by scraping
7. n. a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
8. 1. The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper. 2. Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street. Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser. -- Scrap"ing*ly, adv.
9. Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, orthat which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.-- Scrap"ing*ly, adv.
10. j:87/n:13 n. (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected