Answer: SCRAPE

AnswerCrossword Clue
scrapeact or sound of scraping
SCRAPETake off an old coat
SCRAPEStreet fight, e.g.
SCRAPEPrepare to paint
SCRAPEClose call
scrapedamage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface
scrapemake one's way with difficulty barely manage or succeed just scraped through at school working two jobs and barely scraping by
scrapeto draw something rough or sharp over (a surface) so as to smooth it
scrapescraped place
scrapemove in sliding contact with a rough surface
SCRAPESkirmish
scrapedistressing situation
scrapeto rub against something gratingly
scrapeto remove by scraping
scrapeto rub and make a grating sound
scrapeaccumulate money by small economies
scrapeto remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scrapegrate harshly over or against
SCRAPEMinor altercation
scrapemake (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged instrument or an abrasive
SCRAPEDifficult situation
SCRAPECurette
SCRAPETight situation
SCRAPEMinor accident result
SCRAPESpot for a Band-Aid
SCRAPEScuffle
SCRAPESkin
SCRAPERow
SCRAPEFix ... or damage
SCRAPEClose shave
SCRAPETight corner
SCRAPENick one's knee
SCRAPEDust-up
SCRAPEAbrade
SCRAPEKnee abrasion
SCRAPEEmbarrassing predicament
SCRAPEAbraded area
SCRAPESpot for gauze
SCRAPEBottom-of-the-barrel action
SCRAPEMinor accident