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scrape
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Sense: Verb: graze a surface
Synonyms:
graze Collocations, scuff, scratch Collocations, skin Collocations, abrade, file Collocations, rasp, grate Collocations
Sense: Verb: remove a substance - followed by 'off'
Synonyms:
clean off, scrape off, clean Collocations, scour, remove Collocations, rub off, scratch off, wipe off, wipe away
Sense: Verb: rub
Synonyms:
Sense: Verb: collect money or provisions - followed by 'together'
Synonyms:
collect Collocations, gather Collocations, accumulate, amass
Sense: Verb: predicament
Synonyms:
predicament Collocations, trouble Collocations, dilemma, plight Collocations, difficulty Collocations, mess Collocations (informal), tight spot (informal), hole Collocations, fix Collocations (informal), pickle Collocations (informal), sticky situation


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