scraping
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
they collected blood scrapings for analysis
Types & categories
- fragment hypernym
Related & opposite
- plural domain usage
Sense 2 noun
a harsh noise made by scraping
the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Related & opposite
- grating derivation
Sense 3 noun
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
all that bowing and scraping did not impress him
Types & categories
- bowing hypernym
Related & opposite
- kowtow derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fragment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | grating |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | kowtow |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | bowing |