usually plural A fragment scraped off of something and collected.

Roget 331: friction, attrition; rubbing, abrasion, scraping etc. v.; confrication^†, detrition, contrition^†, affriction^†, abrasion, arrosion^†, limature^†, frication^†, rub; elbow grease; rosin; massage; roughness etc. 256.    rolling friction, sliding friction, starting friction.    ... show more

A harsh noise made by scraping.

synonyms: scrape, scratch, scratching.

Dutch: gekras, kattegejank, kattengejank
Polish: zgrzyt, zgrzytanie

A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility):
— All that bowing and scraping did not impress him.

synonym: scrape.