outscrape
outscrape · outscrapes · outscraped · outscraping
To scrape better thanTo scrape better than; exceed or outdo in scraping
Meaning
3 senses(rare, transitive)To scrape out
(transitive)To scrape better than; exceed or outdo in scraping
(Scotland, intransitive, obsolete)To escape
Origin
From out- + scrape, or possibly continuing Middle English outscrapen (“to remove, erase”).From out- + scrape, or possibly continuing Middle English outscrapen (“to remove, erase”).
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Forms
outscrapes, outscraping, outscraped, outscraped| Base form | outscrape · to outscrape |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | outscrapes |
| Present participle | outscraping |
| Past simple | outscraped |
| Past participle | outscraped |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.