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schrappen.

to grate or peel (vegetables) with a blade (knife, peeler)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃrapən/[ˈʃʁa.pm̩][-p(ə)n]
  1. to grate or peel (vegetables) with a blade (knife, peeler)

    weak
    Gurken schrappen
  2. to scrape, scratch, by (inadvertently) moving along a hard surface

    common · figuratively · weak
    Die beiden Boote hatten zu wenig Abstand und schrappten aneinander.
  3. to grab, amass, accumulate (wealth, typically bit by bit)

    informal · regional · usually · weak
    Die meisten Einnahmen schrappt sich die Plattenfirma aufs eigene Konto.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schrap(p)en (14th c.), borrowed from Middle Low German schrāpen, from Proto-West Germanic *skrapōn.

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