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Verb
- 1
scratch
To rub something or someone with one's fingernail or pointy object.
Korean definition: 손톱이나 뾰족한 물건으로 문지르다.
My head suddenly itched, so I scratched it with my fingernails.
Scratching the back of his head awkwardly, he asked if I had time.
- 2
rake
To gather scattered objects in the ground using a rake, etc.
Korean definition: 바닥에 널려 있는 것을 갈퀴 등으로 쓸어 모으다.
We raked up the straw heaped on the ground and threw it away.
Father raked up the fallen leaves to use as compost.
- 3
extort; squeeze
To take possession of someone's property using crooked methods.
Korean definition: 남의 재물을 나쁜 방법으로 빼앗다.
The thief cleaned out the house, down to the last grain of rice.
Not content with squeezing all the money out of his family, he went into debt to spend more.
- 4
scrub; scrape
To scrub something off the surface of something else with a pointed or sharp tool.
Korean definition: 무엇의 표면에 붙은 것을 뾰족하거나 날카로운 것으로 떼어 내다.
We scraped off and ate even the scorched rice stuck to the bottom of the pot.
I scraped off the scab from a wound that hadn't fully healed, and it bled.