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raschiare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.

Senses

raschiare is used for these senses in English:

  • scour (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
  • scrape (computing, transitive) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.

scour — full definition

  1. verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
  2. verb To search an area or source thoroughly for something.
  3. noun A channel or hollow cut into the ground by fast-moving water.

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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