Servile vs. Scraping — What's the Difference?

Abjectly submissive; slavish.

To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument

Of or suitable to a slave or servant.

To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.

Of or relating to servitude or forced labor.

To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object.

Of or pertaining to a slave.

To draw (a hard or abrasive object) forcefully over a surface

Slavish or submissive.

To injure the surface of by rubbing against something rough or sharp

(grammar) Not belonging to the original root.

To amass or produce with difficulty

(grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.

To come into sliding, abrasive contact.

(grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

To rub or move with a harsh grating noise.

A slave; a menial.

To give forth a harsh grating noise.

Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience.

To economize or save money by paying attention to very small amounts; scrimp.

Held in subjection; dependent; enslaved.

To succeed or manage with difficulty

Not belonging to the original root; as, a servile letter.

The act of scraping.

An element which forms no part of the original root; - opposed to radical.

The sound of scraping.

Pertaining to or involving slaves;

An abrasion on the skin.

Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior;

An embarrassing or difficult predicament.

Involving slaves;

A fight; a scuffle.

The sound or action of something being scraped.

Something removed by being scraped.

(computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.

Present participle of scrape

The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.

Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street.

Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.

(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected;

A harsh noise made by scraping;

A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility);