how to pronounce scrape

/skɹɛɪp/

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scrape is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of scrape in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to just scrape by an existence well the …”

meaning of scrape

Scrape means to remove something from a surface by rubbing it with a rough surface, such as a metal tool.

scrape frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word scrape occurs in english on average 3.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics scrape can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that scrape can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;

4) people, society, and culture;