scalp

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Synonyms: scamp, scald, scale, scarp, scaly, scall, sculp, scaup, salp, scap, scala

Antonyms: scamp, scald, scale, scarp, scaly, scall, sculp, scaup, salp, scap, scala

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|_|dialectal}} The [[top]] of the [[head]]; the [[skull]].
2. The part of the [[head]] where the [[hair]] [[grow]]s from, or used to grow from.
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A [[victory]], especially at the [[expense]] of someone else.
4. {{rfv-sense|en}} {{lb|en|Scotland}} A [[bed]] or [[stratum]] of [[shellfish]].
5. {{lb|en|figurative}} The [[top]]; the [[summit]].

Verb

1. To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.
2. {{lb|en|North America|slang}} To [[resell]], especially [[ticket]]s, usually for an [[inflated]] price, often [[illegally]].
3. {{lb|en|gambling}} To [[bet]] on opposing competitors so as to make a [[profit]] from the [[bookmaker]].
4. {{lb|en|finance}} On an open outcry exchange trading floor, to buy and sell rapidly for one's own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).
5. To [[screen]] or [[sieve]] ore before further processing.
6. {{lb|en|surgery}} To remove the [[skin]] of.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To remove the [[grass]] from.
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To destroy the [[political]] [[influence]] of.
9. {{lb|en|milling}} To brush the [[hair]]s or [[fuzz]] from (wheat [[grain]]s, etc.) in the process of [[high milling]].<ref>{{R:Knight AMD}}</ref>

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