scrape back
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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.