scrape down
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To clean something by moving a hard tool down along it to remove dirt or old material.
Literal meaning: To scrape (remove with a sharp edge) in a downward direction.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
In cooking, to use a spatula or scraper to push ingredients from the sides of a bowl back down to the centre.
"Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl before adding the eggs."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To clean or strip a vertical surface thoroughly by scraping it from top to bottom.
"Before repainting the boat, they scraped down the hull to remove all the old paint and barnacles."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Common in cooking (scraping down the sides of a mixing bowl) and in manual trades such as painting or plastering. The cooking sense is particularly frequent in recipe instructions.
Commonly used with
bowl sides wall grill pan hull
Forms
Base
scrape down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scrapes down
he/she/it
Past simple
scraped down
yesterday
Past participle
scraped down
have + pp
-ing form
scraping down
continuous
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