scrape back

skreɪp bæk

Definition

Definition of scrape back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

removalremove by scraping in a backward motion

He scraped back the paint to reveal the wood.

clear

remove

scrape

recoveryregain something lost or diminished

She scraped back her confidence after the setback.

reclaim

recover

retrieve

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Expressions with scrape

scrape by

manage to live with just enough resources

He managed to scrape by on a minimal salary..

scrape into

manage to enter with great difficulty

He scraped into the team at the last minute.

scrape off

remove something by scraping

She had to scrape off the old paint before repainting the wall..

scrape through

succeed with difficulty in a test or selection

He managed to scrape through the final exam..

scrape the bottom of

remove something from the bottom of a container

She scraped the bottom of the pot for the last bit.

scrape together

gather small amounts of something with difficulty

They managed to scrape together enough money for the trip..

Examples of scrape back in a sentence

They scraped back the old varnish to restore the table.
He managed to scrape back his savings after the loss.
They scraped back their reputation with hard work.

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French:décaper, retrouver, ...
German:zurückkratzen, zurückgewinnen, ...
Italian:raschiare via, recuperare, ...
Spanish:raspar hacia atrás, recuperar, ...
Portuguese:raspar para trás, recuperar, ...
Chinese:向后刮擦, 重新找回, ...
Japanese:こすり落とす, 取り戻す, ...
Arabic:كَشَطَ إِلَى الْخَلْفِ, اِسْتَعَادَ, ...
Hebrew:לְגָרֵד לְאָחוֹר, לְהַחֲזִיר לְעַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:соскрести, восстановить, ...
Ukrainian:зішкрібати, відновити, ...
Hindi:पीछे की ओर खुरचना, फिर से प्राप्त करना, ...
Bengali:পিছনে ঘষে সরানো, পুনরুদ্ধার করা, ...
Catalan:rascar cap enrere, recuperar, ...
Czech:seškrábat, vydobýt zpět, ...
Danish:skrabe af, genvinde, ...
Dutch:terugschrapen, terugwinnen, ...
Greek:ξύνω προς τα πίσω, ανακτώ, ...
Hungarian:lekaparni, visszaszerezni, ...
Khmer:កោសយកចេញថយក្រោយ, ស្តារឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:긁어내다, 되찾다, ...
Persian:خراشید, اعتماد به نفسش را بازیافت, ...
Polish:zeskrobywać, odzyskać, ...
Portuguese (BR):raspar para trás, recuperar, ...
Romanian:a răzui, a recupera, ...
Swedish:skrapa bort, vinna tillbaka, ...
Thai:ขูด, ฟื้นฟู, ...
Turkish:kazıyarak çıkarmak, yeniden kazanmak, ...
Vietnamese:cạo ngược, lấy lại, ...

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