transitive. To strip clean: to deprive of or take away entirely.

To remove (roughnesses, part of a surface, etc.) by filing. Now only with away, off. Also figurative.

transitive. To cut so as to take or clear away, to remove by cutting.

transitive. To scrape (a thing) so as to remove something from its surface. Also: to scrape down into small particles, to grate. Obsolete.

transitive. To peel or tear off (something). Also: to scrape or scratch (something, esp. the skin).

transitive. To scratch, scrape (a surface, a part of the body, etc.); (also) to scrape away; to erase. Also: to make (an indentation or mark) by…

transitive with adverb or phrase. †to scrape out, forth: to dig out with the nails or claws. Also figurative.

transitive with adverbs. To get out, up, by scratching.

transitive. To scratch or rake (something) up, off, out, etc. hurriedly; to obtain by scratching or raking about.

To remove piecemeal; to cut away.

transitive. To remove or separate (a thin covering, adhering layer, or part) from the outside or surface of something. Also: to separate (a single…