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
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