Definition
To drag or rub something roughly across a surface, usually making a harsh sound; also a minor injury from scraping, or a difficult situation.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'skrapa,' related to Germanic words meaning 'to scratch.' The word has retained its sense of rough, unpleasant contact since medieval times.
Kelly Says
Scrape is one of those onomatopoetic-adjacent words—when you say it, your mouth makes a scraping motion, and historically it's meant both the sound AND the action!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skraap
skraap
BGБългарски
стържа
stur-ZHA
BNবাংলা
খোঁচানো
kho-cha-no
CSČeština
škrábat
shkraa-BAT
DEDeutsch
kratzen
KRAT-sen
ETEesti
kraapima
kraa-PI-ma
EUEuskara
urratu
u-rra-tu
FAفارسی
خراشیدن
kha-ra-shi-dan
FRFrançais
gratter
gra-TE
HIहिन्दी
खुरचना
khu-rach-NA
HRHrvatski
struganje
stru-ga-nje
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengikis
meng-i-KIS
ITItaliano
raschiare
ras-KYA-re
LTLietuvių
braukyti
brau-KY-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
mengikis
meng-i-KIS
NLNederlands
schrapen
SGHRA-pen
PLPolski
skrobać
skro-BACH
PTPortuguês
raspar
ras-PAR
RUРусский
скрести
skres-TI
SKSlovenčina
škriabať
shkri-BAT
SLSlovenščina
strgati
str-GA-ti
SRСрпски
стругање
stru-ga-nje
TRTürkçe
kazımak
ka-zi-MAK
UKУкраїнська
скребти
skreb-TY