scrape+over
11scrape — I. verb (scraped; scraping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrapa; akin to Old English scrapian to scrape, Latin scrobis ditch, Russian skresti to scrape Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface by usually… …
12scrape — [skreɪp] verb I 1) [T] to remove something by pulling a hard tool across the surface it is on Scrape the mud off your boots before you come inside.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if a sharp edge or point scrapes a surface, or if you scrape it across the surface,… …
13scrape — [c]/skreɪp / (say skrayp) verb (scraped, scraping) –verb (t) 1. to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface. 2. to remove (an outer… …
14scrape up — verb gather (money or other resources) together over time (Freq. 1) She had scraped together enough money for college they scratched a meager living • Syn: ↑scrape, ↑scratch, ↑come up • Hypernyms: ↑ …
15scrape along — Synonyms and related words: clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come on, contrive, cope, cut the mustard, eke out, engineer, get along, get by, get on, go on, hack it, keep afloat, make ends meet, make it, make out, make the grade, manage,… …
16scrape — I. v. a. 1. Rub or abrade (with something edged), grate harshly over, rasp. 2. Gather, collect, acquire, save. 3. Remove, erase. 4. Clean (by rubbing). II. n. Difficulty, perplexity, distress, embarrassment, predicament …
17To scrape acquaintance — Scrape Scrape (skr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scraped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scraping}.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.] 1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a… …
18Tracker scrape — A scrape, or tracker scrape, is a request sent by a BitTorrent client to a tracker. A request is sent, connection to the tracker is established, information is exchanged, then the connection is closed. The request does something like a wipe or a… …
19bow and scrape — To kowtow, to ingratiate oneself sycophantically • • • Main Entry: ↑bow bow and scrape To be over obsequious • • • Main Entry: ↑scrape * * * behave in an obsequious way to someone in authority * * * bow and scrape : to treat someone who is… …
20put over — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, bring through, bring to effect, bring to pass, carry into execution, carry off, carry out, carry through, clarify, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come on, come through …
