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To Scrape

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To draw an object, especially a sharp or angular one, along (something) while exerting pressure.
  2. (transitive) To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
  3. (transitive) To barely manage to achieve.
  4. (transitive) To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
  5. (computing) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
  6. To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
  7. (transitive, intransitive) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
  8. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
  9. To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.
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