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title: scrape — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scrape» in the school dictionary: To scrape means to rub something with a hard or sharp edge to remove something, like mud from shoes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# scrape

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** scrape, I, you, Dad, She, her · **What happens:** scrape, mean, rub, remove, hurt, be · **To what, where:** something, shoes, skin, small injury, difficult situation, knee · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«scrape» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [scrape in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scrape.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To scrape means to rub something with a hard or sharp edge to remove something, like mud from shoes.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:m1:1
# text = To scrape means to rub something with a hard or sharp edge to remove something, like mud from shoes.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	scrape	scrape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	rub	rub	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **rub** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | with a hard edge | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Destination with edge=Theme |
| 4 | **remove** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | shoes |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To scrape means to hurt your skin by rubbing it on something rough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:m2:1
# text = To scrape means to hurt your skin by rubbing it on something rough.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	scrape	scrape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	rubbing	rub	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
13	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hurt** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | your skin |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skin=Patient |
| 4 | **rub** | gerund |  | skin |  | something |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on something=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A scrape is a small injury like that, or a scratching sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:m3:1
# text = A scrape is a small injury like that, or a scratching sound.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scrape	scrape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	scratching	scratch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a scrape | a small injury or a scratching sound |  |  |  | like that | tree rules |
| 2 | **scratch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A scrape is also a difficult situation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:m4:1
# text = A scrape is also a difficult situation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scrape	scrape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a scrape | a difficult situation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To scrape through means to only just pass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:m5:1
# text = To scrape through means to only just pass.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	scrape	scrape	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	nsubj	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape through** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **pass** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I fell and scraped my knee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x1:1
# text = I fell and scraped my knee.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	scraped	scrape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **scrape** | past | I *not said here* | my knee |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knee=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scrape the mud off your boots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x2:1
# text = Scrape the mud off your boots.
1	Scrape	scrape	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape off** | imperative | you *not said here* | the mud |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent mud=Patient boot=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad scraped the ice off the car window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x3:1
# text = Dad scraped the ice off the car window.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scraped	scrape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape** | past | Dad | the ice |  | the car window |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent ice=Theme off window=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She scraped through her test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x4:1
# text = She scraped through her test.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scraped	scrape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape** | past | She |  |  |  |  | through her test | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through test=Patient |
| 2 | **test** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boys got into a scrape with the farmer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x5:1
# text = The boys got into a scrape with the farmer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	scrape	scrape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the boys |  |  | a scrape |  | with the farmer | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into scrape=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We scraped together enough money for a present.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x6:1
# text = We scraped together enough money for a present.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scraped	scrape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape together** | past | We | enough money |  |  |  | for a present; together *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chair scraped loudly on the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x7:1
# text = The chair scraped loudly on the floor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scraped	scrape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape** | past | the chair |  |  | the floor |  | loudly *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP.instrument V ADVP»: agent=Instrument |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then get down, and scrape off the foam with a knife.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrape:x8:1
# text = Then get down, and scrape off the foam with a knife.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	scrape	scrape	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	foam	foam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get down** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then | down *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **scrape off** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the foam |  |  |  | with a knife | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foam=Patient with knife=Instrument |

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