scalpnoun [ C ]
uk/skælp/us/skælp/scalp noun [ C ] (TOP OF HEAD)
the skin on the top of a person's head where hair usually grows:
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The head
- basilar
- brachiocephalic
- capitis
- cephalic
- coronal
- crown
- head
- noddle
- noggin
- noodle
- nut
- occipital
- occipitalis
- scalene
- scalenes
- scalenus
- skull
- sternocleidomastoid
- suboccipital
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scalp noun [ C ] (DEFEATED PERSON)
mainly UK someone you defeat in a competition or election:
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scratch
- sprint
- squad
- underdog
- winger
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Idiom(s)
scalpverb [ T ]
uk/skælp/us/skælp/scalp verb [ T ] (SELL)
US informal UK tout to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual prices and then sell them, when they are difficult to get, at much higher prices
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Trafficking & racketeering
- black market
- contraband
- counter
- gun-running
- missell
- pass
- racket
- racketeering
- run
- scam
- scammer
- sell
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- smuggle
- the grey market
- tout
- traffic
- under the counter idiom
scalp verb [ T ] (HEAD)
to cut off the scalp of a dead enemy
humorous to cut someone's hair very short
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The head
- basilar
- brachiocephalic
- capitis
- cephalic
- coronal
- crown
- head
- noddle
- noggin
- noodle
- nut
- occipital
- occipitalis
- scalene
- scalenes
- scalenus
- skull
- sternocleidomastoid
- suboccipital
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