əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩ ˈɛks.kɔ.ɹi.eɪʃən ˈdʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt ˈkaʊˌtaʊ maːk mɑː(ɹ)k mɑɹk skɹeɪp skɹeɪp skɹætʃ skɹætʃ ˈskɹætʃɪŋ skɪn

scratch repeatedly The cat scraped at the armchair cut the surface of; wear away the surface of bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of The boy skinned his knee when he fell gather (money or other resources) together over time She had scraped together enough money for college they scratched a meager living make by scraping They scraped a letter into the stone bend the knees and bow in a servile manner an indication of damage a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) all that bowing and scraping did not impress him a harsh noise made by scraping the scrape of violin bows distracted her an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off