scrape off

English

Verb

scrape off (third-person singular simple present scrapes off, present participle scraping off, simple past and past participle scraped off)

(transitive) To remove something by a scraping action.
You can scrape the paint off using a sharp blade.

Scrape off the plates before putting them into the dishwasher.

Usage notes

The object can come before or after the particle. If it is a pronoun, then it must come before the particle.

Translations

remove by a scraping action

Swedish: skrapa bort, skrapa av
Ukrainian: зішкріба́ти impf (ziškribáty), зшкріба́ти impf (zškribáty), зішкребти́ pf (ziškrebtý), зшкребти́ pf (zškrebtý)

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