Definitions for scraping

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scraping scrap·ing

Spelling: [skrey-ping]

IPA: /ˈskreɪ pɪŋ/

Scraping is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 370 anagrams from letters in scraping (acginprs).

Definitions for scraping

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that scrapes.
2. the sound of something being scraped.
3. Usually, scrapings. something that is scraped off, up, or together.
4. an act or instance of scraping.
5. a drawing back of the foot noisily along the ground in making a bow.
6. a harsh, shrill, or scratching sound made by scraping.
7. a scraped place:
8. an embarrassing or distressing situation; predicament:
9. a difference of opinion, fight, or quarrel; scrap2 .
10. 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: the product of this process.

verb (used with object)

1. 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:
2. to remove (an outer layer, adhering matter, etc.) in this way:
3. to scratch, injure, or mar the surface of in this way:
4. to produce by scraping:
5. to collect or do by or as if by scraping; do or gather laboriously or with difficulty (usually followed by up or together):
6. to rub harshly on or across (something):
7. to draw or rub (a thing) roughly across something:
8. to level (an unpaved road) with a grader.
9. Digital Technology. to extract and copy (data) from a website into a structured format using a computer program, as for data manipulation or analysis:

verb (used without object)

1. to scrape something.
2. to rub against something gratingly.
3. to produce a grating and unmusical tone from a string instrument.
4. to draw one's foot back noisily along the ground in making a bow.
5. to manage or get by with difficulty or with only the barest margin:
6. to economize or save by attention to even the slightest amounts:

Origin of scraping

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at scrape, -ing¹