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scrape

/skˈɹeɪp/SKRAYP
/skˈɹeɪp/SKRAYP

Meaningto scrape

Common meaning: to rub with something hard

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)skrapa‘to scrape’source
  2. Middle Englishscrapiensource
  3. Englishscrape‘to rub with something hard’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) skrapa ‘to scrape’.

Roots

  • skrapa Old Norse (Icelandic) “to scrape”

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