What does the word scrape mean? The word scrape has several related meanings. As a verb, it means to rub against something rough or sharp so that surface material is removed, for example to scrape your elbow on concrete, to scrape food off a plate, or to scrape data from a website in computing. It also means to make a harsh grating sound by rubbing, or to narrowly get through a tight space. Figuratively, to scrape by means to live with barely enough resources, and to scrape together means to gather with difficulty. As a noun, a scrape is a shallow injury caused by scraping skin, medically called an abrasion or graze, or it can mean an awkward or troublesome situation, such as getting into a scrape with neighbors. The origin is from Old Norse skrapa. In healthcare, a scrape wound involves loss of epidermis from friction, usually heals by regrowth of skin cells from edges and hair follicles, and needs gentle cleaning, protection, and monitoring for infection rather than aggressive scrubbing that can damage healing tissue.
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