scalp (verb)

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• scalp — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bald ▪ dry ▪ itchy ▪ flaky VERB + SCALP ▪ massage …   Collocations dictionary

• scalp´er — scalp «skalp», noun, verb. –n. 1. the skin and hair on the top and back of the head. 2. a) a part of this skin and hair cut off as a token of victory. Some Indians of North America used to collect the scalps of their enemies. b) Figurative: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

• scalp — ► NOUN 1) the skin covering the top and back of the head. 2) historical the scalp with the hair cut away from an enemy s head as a battle trophy, a former practice among American Indians. ► VERB 1) take the scalp of (an enemy). 2) informal punish …   English terms dictionary

• scalp — (n.) c.1300, presumably from a Scandinavian source (though exact cognates are wanting) related to O.N. skalli bald head, skalpr sheath, from the source of SCALE (Cf. scale) (n.2). Fr. scalpe, Ger., Swed. skalp are from English. The verb meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

• scalp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, crown of the head, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skālpr sheath; akin to Middle Dutch schelpe shell Date: 14th century 1. a. the part of the integument of the human head usually covered with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Scalp — To trade for small gains. It normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within the same day. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * scalp scalp [skælp] verb [intransitive, transitive] informal 1. to buy… …   Financial and business terms

• scalp — To trade for small gains. Scalping normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within the same day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary To trade for small gains. Scalping normally involves establishing and liquidating a… …   Financial and business terms

• scalp — [[t]skæ̱lp[/t]] scalps, scalping, scalped 1) N COUNT: usu sing Your scalp is the skin under the hair on your head. He smoothed his hair back over his scalp... Massage the shampoo into the scalp. 2) VERB To scalp someone means to remove the skin… …   English dictionary

• scalp — /skælp / (say skalp) noun 1. the skin of the upper part of the head, sometimes including the associated subcutaneous structures. 2. a part of this skin with the accompanying hair, taken from an enemy as a trophy, especially, formerly, by certain… …  

• scalp — I UK [skælp] / US noun [countable] Word forms scalp : singular scalp plural scalps 1) a) the skin under the hair on your head b) the skin and hair cut off an enemy s head as a sign of victory by some native american groups in the past 2) informal …   English dictionary

• scalp —    to kill    Originally the scalp was the skull, as in the American scalp dolly, or wig, and thence the hair on the head. The verb form arose from the practice of the American Indians, in which the skin and hair were removed from their victims… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms