scraping

English Thesaurus

1. a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	bow, bowing, obeisance,
definition	:	bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting (noun.communication)

2. a harsh noise made by scraping (noun.event)

hypernym	:	noise,
definition	:	sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event)

3. (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected (noun.object)

hypernym	:	fragment,
definition	:	a piece broken off or cut off of something else (noun.object)

domain usage	:	plural, plural form,
definition	:	the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication)

4. a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	genuflect, kowtow, scrape,
definition	:	bend the knees and bow in a servile manner (verb.motion)

5. a harsh noise made by scraping (noun.event)

derivation	:	grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy,
definition	:	unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound (adj.all)

6. a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	genuflect, kowtow, scrape,
definition	:	bend the knees and bow in a servile manner (verb.motion)

7. a harsh noise made by scraping (noun.event)

derivation	:	grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy,
definition	:	unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound (adj.all)