to scrape down a wall - соскоблить всё со стены, выскоблить стену
to scrape down the wedge to the right size - обстругать клин до нужного размера
another orator was coughed and scraped down - ещё один оратор был вынужден сойти с трибуны, так как все кашляли и стучали ногами
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
scrape down — transitive verb chiefly Britain : to silence (a speaker) by scraping the feet another was coughed and scraped down T.B.Macaulay … Useful english dictionary
Scrape — (skr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scraped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scraping}.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.] 1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrape — vb Scrape, scratch, grate, rasp, grind are comparable when they mean to apply friction to something by rubbing it with or against a thing that is harsh, rough, or sharp. Scrape usually implies the removal of something from a surface with an edged … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… … Wikipedia
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scrape — 1 verb 1 (T) to remove something from a surface, using the edge of a knife, stick etc: Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. | scrape sth away/off etc: I tried to scrape some of the mud off my boots. | We scraped away several layers of old… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scrape — scrape1 [skreıp] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: skrapa] 1.) [T] to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc ▪ Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. scrape sth away/off ▪ The earth was scraped away to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scrape — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, accumulate, aggregate, amass, assemble, attrition, autolithograph, baffle, bafflement, bark, be a printmaker, belch, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bending the … Moby Thesaurus
scrape — 01. Some animals eat tiny algae which they [scrape] off the rocks. 02. She fell down, and [scraped] her knees. 03. I hate butter, the child cried as he tried to [scrape] it off his sandwich. 04. They finally managed to [scrape] enough money… … Grammatical examples in English
To scrape acquaintance — Scrape Scrape (skr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scraped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scraping}.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.] 1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bubble and Scrape — Infobox Album Name = Bubble and Scrape Type = Album Artist = Sebadoh Released = April 26 1993 Recorded = Genre = Indie Length = 46:48 Label = Sub Pop Producer = Bob Weston; Brian Fellows; Paul McNamara Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia
