scrab

English

/skɹæb/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To scrape or scratch.

Etymology

Derived from Old French schrabben (scratch, scrape) derived from Frankish *skaban derived from Proto-Germanic *skabaną (scratch, scrape) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (scratch, split, cut, carve, hold up, shape, form).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skabʰ-

Gloss

scratch, split, cut, carve, hold up, shape, form

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

体

Emoji

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