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shave; apply; extort; blow (wind)
Meanings
4 senses · 11 examplesverb
to scrape off; to shave
Can be used for shaving hair, cleaning surfaces, or peeling thin layers.
He shaves every morning.
Please scrape the burnt residue off the pot.
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She scraped off the old wallpaper from the wall.
Dad is scaling the fish.
Don't scratch the paint on the table surface.
verb
to spread; to apply
informalAlmost exclusively used for applying thick pastes or glues.
He is spreading paste on the window to put up Spring Festival couplets.
The carpenter spread glue to stick the two wooden boards together.
verb
to extort; to squeeze out
derogatoryHas a derogatory connotation, refers to illegally extracting money or goods from others.
Landlords in the old society often extorted the hard-earned money of farmers.
Unscrupulous merchants extort high profits from consumers.
verb
to blow (wind)
informalOften used in colloquial speech to describe wind picking up or blowing strongly, sometimes written as 颳 in traditional characters.
The wind is picking up again, close the window quickly.
It's especially cold when the northwest wind blows in winter.