Definitions For Scraping

noun

  • A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
  • A harsh noise made by scraping
  • (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
  • A mark or injury that is caused by something rubbing against something else
  • A bad, dangerous, or unpleasant situation
  • A harsh and usually unpleasant sound that is made when something rubs against a hard surface

verb

  • To damage (the surface of something) or hurt (a part of your body) by rubbing something rough or sharp against it or by making it rub against something rough or sharp
  • To rub or cause (something) to rub against a hard surface and make a harsh and usually unpleasant sound
  • To remove (something) from a surface by rubbing an object or tool against it

Is Scrapings a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
18

The word Scraping is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Scraping in a Sentence

  • Someone had scraped the car with a key.
  • I scraped one of the chairs while bringing it up the stairs.
  • I scraped my knee when I fell.
  • There's a scrape on the fender that wasn't there yesterday.
  • I got a scrape on my knee when I fell.
  • We survived the accident with a few minor bumps and scrapes.

Synonyms for Scraping

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/