Scalp

Quick meaning: Scalp is a noun meaning (now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

the snowy scalp of Ben Cruachan

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.

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.

Word Forms

• scalps
• scalping
• scalped

Synonyms for scalp

Depending on context, synonyms include skull, scaup, summit, sieve.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include head, skin, surface, skull, cranium, ringworm.

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