ขูด
scrape
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- 1 scrape、scrape off、grate、scratch (by scraping)
Describes rubbing a sharp or hard object against a surface to scrape material off, including grating food into small pieces.
scrape、scrape off、grate、scratch (by scraping)
To rub a hard or sharp object against a surface in order to remove a layer or residue, damage the surface, or grate food.
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ขูดสีเก่าออก khùut sǐi kàw ɔ̀ɔk scrape off the old paint ขูดสีเก่าออก details
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ขูดคราบออกจากกระทะ khùut khrâap ɔ̀ɔk càak krathá scrape the residue off the pan ขูดคราบออกจากกระทะ details
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ขูดมะพร้าว khùut máphráaw grate coconut ขูดมะพร้าว details
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รถขูดกำแพง rót khùut kamphɛɛŋ The car scraped against the wall. รถขูดกำแพง details
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ขูดหินปูน khùut hǐn puun remove dental tartar ขูดหินปูน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image is of pressing a sharp or hard object against a surface and rubbing it to remove material little by little. The most natural translation depends on the object. With paint or burned-on residue, it means “scrape off.” With coconut or cheese, it means “grate.” When a vehicle contacts a wall, it can mean “scrape against,” implying scratches or other surface damage. The common pattern is ขูด followed by the object. ออก is often added when the removed material is emphasized, as in ขูดสีออก, “scrape the paint off.” In dentistry, ขูดหินปูน is the standard expression for removing tartar. In ขูดรีด and ขูดเลือดขูดเนื้อ, the physical image of scraping develops into the figurative idea of extracting money from someone mercilessly.
Usage
Common in cooking when grating coconut or cheese, and in cleaning or repairs when scraping off paint, stickers, or burned-on residue. It is also used for dental tartar removal and when describing a vehicle scraping against a wall or another object.
Caution
Unlike ตัด “cut” or หั่น “slice,” ขูด involves rubbing against a surface. ขัด focuses on scrubbing or polishing something clean or smooth, while ขูด focuses on scraping material away and may damage the surface. Its figurative money-related expressions are strongly critical and are unsuitable for neutral descriptions of prices or fees.
Differences from similar words
1 scrape synonyms
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ขัด means to scrub or polish, usually to clean or smooth a surface. ขูด means to scrape material from a surface and may leave scratches.
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ครูด often emphasizes objects rubbing or dragging harshly against each other, sometimes including the resulting sound. ขูด more often focuses on deliberately scraping a surface or removing material from it.