to grate harshly over or against (something)
The keel scraped the stony bottom
to damage or injure (something) by contact with a rough surface
She scraped her shins on the rocks
to draw (something) roughly or noisily over a surface
He scraped his fingernails across the blackboard
to remove (clinging matter) from a surface by usu repeated strokes of an edged instrument
I scraped the snow off the windscreen
to make (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged or rough instrument
to draw and fasten (hair) back from the face
Her thin grey hair was scraped into a bun
to achieve (e.g. an exam grade or a pass) by a narrow margin
to move in sliding contact with a rough or abrasive surface
I heard his bike scrape against the side of the shed
to accumulate money by small but difficult economies
to resort to the weakest resources at one's disposal, usu because they are all that remain available