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scraping off

scraping off is the present participle and gerund of scrape off.

Meaning of scrape off

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.

Questions about scraping off

What is scraping off the present participle and gerund of?
Scraping off is the present participle and gerund of scrape off.

Words near scraping off in the dictionary

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

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