scrape sth clean
Frequency: 5.84.5 per million words
to make something clean by scraping off dirt
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Examples (20)
- He scraped the pan clean after burning the stew.
- The wood had been scraped clean.
- She used a spatula to scrape the mixing bowl clean.
- She scraped her plate clean after finishing the meal.
- The hungry children scraped their plates clean.
- Make sure to scrape the pan clean before washing it.
- Before you paint, you must scrape the walls clean.
- He carefully scraped the old paint clean from the antique table.
- He spent the afternoon scraping the rusty grill clean.
- Can you scrape the mud clean off your boots before coming inside?
- I had to scrape my muddy boots clean on the mat.
- The workers will scrape the wall clean before applying a new coat of plaster.
- The workers will scrape the old wallpaper clean from the room.
- It took hours to scrape the grill clean after the barbecue.
- It's a tough job to scrape the pavement clean of chewing gum.
- I always scrape the cutting board clean immediately after use.
- Every winter, I have to scrape the windshield clean.
- By evening, they had scraped the entire floor clean of debris.
- With a putty knife, she carefully scraped the window clean of old paint.
- Don't forget to scrape your shovel clean of concrete residue.