Schramme — meaning in English

English meaning

• graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
• nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
• 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.

Senses

Schramme is used for these senses in English:

• graze A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
• scrape A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
• scratch A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

graze — full definition

1. verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
2. verb To touch or rub something lightly while passing it, sometimes scraping the skin.
3. noun A minor scrape or scratch on the skin.

nick — full definition

1. noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
2. noun British slang for a police station or prison.
3. noun British slang for condition or state, as in "in good nick".
4. verb To cut or scratch slightly.
5. verb British slang meaning to steal.

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