ALL meanings of scraping
scrap·ing
S s - noun scraping an act or instance of scraping. 1
- noun scraping a drawing back of the foot noisily along the ground in making a bow. 1
- noun scraping a harsh, shrill, or scratching sound made by scraping. 1
- noun scraping a scraped place: a scrape on one's elbow. 1
- noun scraping an embarrassing or distressing situation; predicament: He is always in some kind of a scrape. 1
- noun scraping a difference of opinion, fight, or quarrel; scrap2 . 1
- noun scraping Digital Technology. the process of extracting and copying data from a website into a structured format using a computer program, as for data manipulation or analysis: How long will the scrape take to complete? the product of this process. 1
- verb with object scraping to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish. 1
- verb with object scraping to remove (an outer layer, adhering matter, etc.) in this way: to scrape the paint and varnish from a table. 1
- verb with object scraping to scratch, injure, or mar the surface of in this way: to scrape one's arm on a rough wall. 1
- verb with object scraping to produce by scraping: He scraped his initials on the rock. 1
- verb with object scraping to collect or do by or as if by scraping; do or gather laboriously or with difficulty (usually followed by up or together): They managed to scrape together a football team. 1
- verb with object scraping to rub harshly on or across (something): Don't scrape the floor with your boots! 1
- verb with object scraping to draw or rub (a thing) roughly across something: Scrape your shoes on the doormat before you come in. 1
- verb with object scraping to level (an unpaved road) with a grader. 1
- verb with object scraping Digital Technology. to extract and copy (data) from a website into a structured format using a computer program, as for data manipulation or analysis: This project scrapes comments on online forums for linguistic research. With these tools you can easily scrape websites. 1
- verb without object scraping to scrape something. 1
- verb without object scraping to rub against something gratingly. 1
- verb without object scraping to produce a grating and unmusical tone from a string instrument. 1
- verb without object scraping to draw one's foot back noisily along the ground in making a bow. 1
- verb without object scraping to manage or get by with difficulty or with only the barest margin: I barely scraped through on the test. 1
- verb without object scraping to economize or save by attention to even the slightest amounts: By careful scraping they managed to survive. 1
- noun scraping the act of scraping 0
- noun scraping a sound produced by scraping 0
- noun scraping something scraped off, together, or up; a small amount 0
- noun scraping the act of a person or thing that scrapes 0
- noun scraping the sound of this 0
- noun scraping something scraped off, together, or up 0