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scrape off

scrape off verb: to remove (something) by a scraping action.

Verb

scrape off (third-person singular simple present scrapes off, present participle scraping off, simple past and past participle scraped off)

  1. (transitive) To remove (something) by a scraping action.
    • You can scrape the paint off using a sharp blade.
    Synonyms:
    raze
  2. (transitive) To clean (something) by a scraping action.
    • Scrape off the plates before putting them into the dishwasher.

scrape off meaning in Tamil, Odia and Nepali

scrape off in Tamil

remove by a scraping action
சீவு cīvu

scrape off in Odia

to scrape off
ଛାଞ୍ଚିବା chāñcibā

scrape off in Nepali

to scrape off, peel off
ताछ्नु tāchnu

Synonyms of scrape off

Forms of scrape off

third-person singular presentscrapes off
present participlescraping off
past participlescraped off
pastscraped off

Questions about scrape off

What does scrape off mean?
Scrape off means to remove (something) by a scraping action.
What is scrape off in Tamil?
Scrape off in Tamil is சீவு (cīvu). See Scrape off meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scrape off?
Scrape off is a verb.
What is the past tense of scrape off?
The past tense of scrape off is scraped off.

Words near scrape off in the dictionary

  1. scrape along
  2. scrape and bow
  3. scrape at the bottom of the barrel
  4. scrape by
  5. scrape down
  6. scrape off
  7. scrape someone off the ceiling
  8. scrape the barrel
  9. scrape the bottom of the barrel
  10. scrape through
  11. scrape together

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: scrape off (page history and authors); ଛାଞ୍ଚିବା (Odia) (page history and authors); ताछ्नु (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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