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- scrape (someone or something) up off (something)
scrape (someone or something) up off (something)
scrape (someone or something) up off (something)
To peel or gather something or someone up from some surface, such as the floor or the road, especially when that person or thing is or seems to be stuck to it. I passed out after drinking at the party until 6 AM, and I had to be scraped up off the floor the next morning. I spent about an hour last night scraping dried pizza cheese up off the carpet.