Collocations for scrape - verb
ADV.
carefully, gently
She carefully scraped away the top layer of paint.
She carefully scraped away the top layer of paint.
away, back, off
I scraped the dirt off.
I scraped the dirt off.
PREP.
against
He scraped the car against the garage wall.
He scraped the car against the garage wall.
along
Patrick lifted the gate to prevent it scraping along the ground.
Patrick lifted the gate to prevent it scraping along the ground.
from
Her hair was scraped back from her face.
Her hair was scraped back from her face.
on
I scraped my elbow on the wall as I cycled past.
I scraped my elbow on the wall as I cycled past.
with
I scraped the carrots with a knife.
I scraped the carrots with a knife.
PHRASES
scrape sth clean
The wood had been scraped clean.
The wood had been scraped clean.
PHRASAL VERBS scrape through
ADV.
(only) just
He only just scraped through his exams.
He only just scraped through his exams.
VERB + SCRAPE
manage to
The Conservatives managed to scrape through to an election victory.
The Conservatives managed to scrape through to an election victory.