scrape back

Frequency: 6.84.5 per million words

to pull something back with a scraping motion

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Examples (10)

  • She used a comb to scrape her long hair back from her face.
  • He scraped his wet hair back into a neat bun for the interview.
  • We need to scrape the debris back from the edge of the field.
  • The artist carefully scraped the excess paint back onto the palette.
  • Don't forget to scrape all the sauce back into the pot.
  • He scraped his sleeves back to avoid getting them wet.
  • After cleaning, he had to scrape the residue back into the waste bin.
  • They worked together to scrape the fallen leaves back from the pathway.
  • With a swift motion, she scraped the blinds back to reveal the view.
  • The machine will scrape the sand back into place after the storm.