schaben — meaning in English

English meaning

• graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
• scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.

Senses

schaben is used for these senses in English:

• graze The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
• scrape (ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.

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.

scrape — full definition

1. verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
2. verb To just barely manage to achieve or obtain something.
3. verb To extract data automatically from a website or document not designed for easy machine reading.
4. noun A shallow injury or mark caused by rubbing against a rough surface.

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