scrape away
Frequency: 7.815.2 per million words
to remove a layer from a surface by scraping
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Examples (10)
- She carefully scraped away the top layer of paint.
- You need to scrape away all the old wallpaper before painting.
- The chef scraped away the burnt bits from the bottom of the pan.
- We had to scrape away the thick layer of ice from the car windshield.
- With a small knife, he gently scraped away the dried mud from his boots.
- The workers are scraping away the rust from the old metal fence.
- It took hours to scrape away the barnacles from the boat's hull.
- She used a razor blade to scrape away the stickers from the window.
- Don't forget to scrape away any excess grout before it dries.
- The archaeologist meticulously scraped away the soil to reveal the artifact.