outscrape

English

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To escape
  • (transitive) To scrape out
  • (transitive) To scrape better than; exceed or outdo in scraping

Etymology

Prefix from English scrape inherited from Middle English outscrapen (erase, remove).

Origin

Middle English

outscrapen

Gloss

erase, remove

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