square peg (0 synonym found)

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Definition of square peg:

°To draw a sharp or angular object along (something) while exerting pressure.
"Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard, making a shrill sound."
°(metaphorically followed by an adverb) To cause something to be in the state implied by the adverb by scraping.
°A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
"He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee."
°A fight; especially a fist fight without weapons.
"He got in a scrape with the school bully."
Definition of square peg:

°To draw a sharp or angular object along (something) while exerting pressure.
"Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard, making a shrill sound."
°(metaphorically followed by an adverb) To cause something to be in the state implied by the adverb by scraping.
°A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
"He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee."
°A fight; especially a fist fight without weapons.
"He got in a scrape with the school bully."
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