raapia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- card noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
- claw noun A sharp, curved nail on the toe of an animal, bird, or reptile.
- rake noun A garden tool with a row of teeth on a long handle, used to gather leaves or debris or to smooth soil.
- scrabble verb To scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands, especially in search of something.
- scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
- scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
- skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
Senses
raapia is used for these senses in English:
- card To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.
- rake (ambitransitive, figurative) To claw at; to scrape, to scratch; followed by away: to erase, to obliterate.
- scrabble (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
- scrape (transitive) To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
- scratch To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- scratch To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- scratch To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- skin (transitive) To injure the skin of.
card — full definition
- noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
- verb To check someone's identification to confirm their age.
claw — full definition
- noun A sharp, curved nail on the toe of an animal, bird, or reptile.
- noun A pincer of a crab, lobster, or similar creature.
- verb To scratch, grip, or tear at something using claws (or fingernails).