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scraping

DEFINITIONS OF: scraping

1

n a harsh noise made by scraping

Synonyms:
scrape, scratch, scratching
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

n (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected

“they collected blood scrapings for analysis”
Type of:
fragment
a piece broken off or cut off of something else

n a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

“all that bowing and scraping did not impress him”
Synonyms:
scrape
Type of:
bow, bowing, obeisance
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
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