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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrape acquaintance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
scrape ac-quain-tance
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seek acquaintance (with somebody) without a formal introduction.

Inflected Forms

scrapes acquaintance (present, singular) scraping acquaintance (participle, present) scraped acquaintance (participle, past) scraped acquaintance (past)

Questions

What does scrape acquaintance mean?
To seek acquaintance (with somebody) without a formal introduction.

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