scrape out
scrape out
1. To remove something from inside of something else with or as with the vigorous scrubbing of a rough, sharp, or hard-edged instrument. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scrape" and "out." I used a spatula to scrape out the last bit of sauce from the pan. You'll need a special tool to scrape the rust out of the socket.
2. To empty something of some substance with or as with the vigorous scrubbing of a rough, sharp, or hard-edged instrument. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scrape" and "out." I scraped the jar out with a teaspoon and set it in the sink to be washed. I took a wire brush and started scraping out the grill to get rid of all the built-up grime and char.
See also: out, scrape
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
scrape something out
to empty something by scraping. Scrape the pan out. Don't leave any of that good sauce inside. Please scrape out the pan.
See also: out, scrape
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- add in
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- all right
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- all for the best
- a thing of the past
- a slew of (something)