Definition of scarps:
(n) :
(geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.
(v) :
(earth science, geography, transitive) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
(n) :
The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.
(n) :
(heraldry) Obsolete spelling of scarpe, scrape.