LookItUpscalp
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /skælp/
scalp means: The skin on the top of your head where hair grows.
noun
The skin on the top of your head where hair grows.
- My scalp feels itchy.
- Massage the shampoo gently into your scalp.
- The sun burned his bald scalp.
verb
To buy tickets and sell them again at a much higher price.
- He scalps tickets outside the stadium.
- They were caught scalping concert tickets for twice the original price.
- Someone had scalped my ticket before I arrived.
To remove the skin and hair from the top of someone’s head.
- The attacker tried to scalp his victim.
- Her hair caught in the machine, and she was almost scalped.
- The historical account describes warriors scalping their enemies.
To pass material containing metal through a screen to separate pieces before further treatment.
- The plant scalps ore before crushing it.
- Workers scalped the material through a coarse screen.
- This machine can scalp large amounts of ore each hour.
Questions about scalp
What does scalp mean?
The skin on the top of your head where hair grows.
What is scalp in other languages?
Türkçe: saç derisi · Español: cuero cabelludo · Français: cuir chevelu · Deutsch: Kopfhaut · Italiano: cuoio capelluto · 日本語: 頭皮
How do you pronounce scalp?
It is pronounced /skælp/.
How do you use scalp in a sentence?
My scalp feels itchy. Massage the shampoo gently into your scalp.
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