scraping
skray ping
- n (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
they collected blood scrapings for analysis - n a harsh noise made by scraping
- n a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
all that bowing and scraping did not impress him - v scratch repeatedly
- v make by scraping
- v cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- v bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
- v gather (money or other resources) together over time
- v bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
- v dispose of (something useless or old)
- v have a disagreement over something
- v make into scrap or refuse
- This can be difficult for anybody, let alone a family that's just scraping by.
- The problem, of course, is scraping together the capital to invest in new technologies.
- That changed in May when NASA's Phoenix lander touched down in Mars's far north and began scraping, sampling and sniffing its surroundings.