Definition: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
Usage: all that bowing and scraping did not impress him
Main entry: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching
Definition: a harsh noise made by scraping
Usage: the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Main entry: scraping
Definition: (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
Usage: they collected blood scrapings for analysis