ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scalp

/skælp/ · noun

Meaning

(now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull..

Definitions by Sense

(now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull.
The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
(figuratively) A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
(Scotland) A bed or stratum of shellfish.
(figurative) The top; the summit.
To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.
(Canada, US, slang) To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.
(gambling) To bet on opposing competitors so as to make a profit from the bookmaker.

Example Sentences

By the bare scalpe of Robin Hoods fat Fryer, / This fellow were a King, for our wilde faction.

The original titanium mesh plate that was inserted in the summer of 2010 was removed last June since it was causing his scalp to break down.

[At the American State Convention in 1856 the Hon E. M. Yerger of Yazoo said that] he came up to the great council fire of his people, not like his friends Cobb, Hillyer and Brooke, with no scalps at his girdle that he had had a fight and a glorious victory.

His mind is quick to perceive a weak place in the enemy's armor, as he glances over the exchanges, and when he "goes for" a solitary foe he always returns with the scalp hanging at his girdle.

Pat Buchanan, in his ongoing presidential quest, claimed his first scalp, and Donald Wildmon's newsletter chortled that his efforts in opposing the NEA had paid off.

Admiral Lee, aboard USS Washington, can content himself with the fact that his ship has claimed the scalp, or helped claim the scalp, of three out of the four Kongō class, and has landed meaningful hits on Nagato and Yamato as well, making it the single most successful U.S. battleship in history.

Randy Waldrum’s Nigeria, ranked 40th in the world, 36 places below England, looked as if they would claim the latest big scalp and knock out the European champions after the eliminations of Brazil, Canada, Germany and the USA.

the snowy scalp of Ben Cruachan

Word Forms

scalps
scalping
scalped

Synonyms for scalp

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does scalp mean?

Scalp means (now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull..

What is a synonym for scalp?

Common synonyms include skull, scaup, summit, resell.

What is the opposite of scalp?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use scalp in a sentence?

By the bare scalpe of Robin Hoods fat Fryer, / This fellow were a King, for our wilde faction.

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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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Definitions by Sense

(now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull.

The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.

(figuratively) A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.

(Scotland) A bed or stratum of shellfish.

(figurative) The top; the summit.

To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.

(Canada, US, slang) To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.

(gambling) To bet on opposing competitors so as to make a profit from the bookmaker.

Example Sentences

By the bare scalpe of Robin Hoods fat Fryer, / This fellow were a King, for our wilde faction.

The original titanium mesh plate that was inserted in the summer of 2010 was removed last June since it was causing his scalp to break down.

[At the American State Convention in 1856 the Hon E. M. Yerger of Yazoo said that] he came up to the great council fire of his people, not like his friends Cobb, Hillyer and Brooke, with no scalps at his girdle that he had had a fight and a glorious victory.

His mind is quick to perceive a weak place in the enemy's armor, as he glances over the exchanges, and when he "goes for" a solitary foe he always returns with the scalp hanging at his girdle.

Pat Buchanan, in his ongoing presidential quest, claimed his first scalp, and Donald Wildmon's newsletter chortled that his efforts in opposing the NEA had paid off.

Admiral Lee, aboard USS Washington, can content himself with the fact that his ship has claimed the scalp, or helped claim the scalp, of three out of the four Kongō class, and has landed meaningful hits on Nagato and Yamato as well, making it the single most successful U.S. battleship in history.

Randy Waldrum’s Nigeria, ranked 40th in the world, 36 places below England, looked as if they would claim the latest big scalp and knock out the European champions after the eliminations of Brazil, Canada, Germany and the USA.

the snowy scalp of Ben Cruachan

Frequently Asked Questions

What does scalp mean?

Scalp means (now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull..

What is a synonym for scalp?

Common synonyms include skull, scaup, summit, resell.

What is the opposite of scalp?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use scalp in a sentence?

By the bare scalpe of Robin Hoods fat Fryer, / This fellow were a King, for our wilde faction.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.