scrape dirt

Frequency: 6.56.8 per million words

remove dirt by pushing or pulling a hard or sharp object across it

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Examples (10)

  • Use a knife to scrape the dirt from your boots.
  • He had to scrape the dried dirt off the shovel.
  • The gardener used a trowel to scrape dirt from the tools.
  • She carefully scraped the dirt away from the plant roots.
  • Workers scrape dirt and debris from the construction site daily.
  • The archaeologist gently scraped dirt from the ancient artifact.
  • You need to scrape all the dirt off before painting the surface.
  • The mechanic scraped caked dirt from the car's undercarriage.
  • Children love to scrape dirt with sticks in the playground.
  • The farmer scraped excess dirt from his muddy equipment.