scraping [skrey-ping]
Main Entry:
scrape [skreyp]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: scratch, remove outer layer
Synonyms: abrade, bark, bray, chafe, clean, erase, file, grate, graze, grind, irritate, pare, peel, rasp, rub, scour, scuff, shave, skin, squeak, thin, triturate
Antonyms: smoothe
Main Entry: bicker
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: nastily argue
Synonyms: altercate, brawl, caterwaul, cause a scene, cavil, dig, disagree, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, pick at, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, scrape, spar, spat, squabble, tiff, trade zingers, wrangle
Notes: to bicker is to quarrel and to dicker is to haggle or bargain
Antonyms: agree, concede, discuss
Main Entry: brush
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: touch lightly
Synonyms: caress, contact, flick, glance, graze, kiss, scrape, shave, skim, smooth, stroke, sweep, tickle
Main Entry: chafe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rub, grind against
Synonyms: abrade, bark, corrode, damage, erode, excoriate, gall, grate, graze, hurt, impair, inflame, irritate, peel, ruffle, scrape, scratch, skin, wear
Main Entry: chafe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: annoy
Synonyms: abrade, anger, annoy, bother, exasperate, exercise, fret, fume, gall, grate, harass, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, itch, offend, provoke, rage, rasp, rub, ruffle, scrape, scratch, vex, worry
Antonyms: make happy
Main Entry: claw
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: using sharp nail
Synonyms: break, dig, graze, hurt, itch, lacerate, mangle, maul, open, rip, scrabble, scrap, scrape, scratch, tear
Main Entry: clean
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make undirty, uncluttered
Synonyms: absterge, bath, bathe, blot, brush, cauterize, clarify, cleanse, clear the decks, clear up, deodorize, depurate, deterge, disinfect, do up, dredge, dust, edulcorate, elutriate, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, hackle, launder, lave, mop, neaten, pick, pick up, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, rinse, rout out, sanitize, scald, scour, scrape, scrub, shake out, shampoo, soak, soap, sponge, spruce up, sterilize, straighten up, swab, sweep, tidy up, vacuum, wash, whisk, winnow, wipe
Antonyms: adulterate, defile, dirty, foul, soil, stain
Main Entry: comb
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: arrange hair
Synonyms: adjust, card, cleanse, curry, disentangle, dress, groom, hackle, hatchel, lay smooth, rasp, scrape, separate, smooth, sort, straighten, tease, untangle
Main Entry: creak
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grind, grate with high noise
Synonyms: chirr, crepitate, groan, rasp, scrape, scratch, screech, sound, squeak, squeal
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