Definition of "scrape" []

• To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument: scraped the wallpaper off before painting the wall. (verb-transitive)
• To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument. (verb-transitive)
• To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object. (verb-transitive)
• To draw (a hard or abrasive object) forcefully over a surface: scraped my fingernails down the blackboard. (verb-transitive)
• To injure the surface of by rubbing against something rough or sharp: scraped my knee on the sidewalk. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Just a liddle bit *scoop scoop scrape scrape* *plump*"
• "At the same moment there began a methodical _scrape, scrape, scrape_ immediately outside the house."
• "* Scrape, scrape, scrape* "Here's your friggin 'Lisa Butter & Jelly sammich!""