scalp
verb/skælp/
/skælp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scalp | /skælp/ /skælp/ |
| he / she / it scalps | /skælps/ /skælps/ |
| past simple scalped | /skælpt/ /skælpt/ |
| past participle scalped | /skælpt/ /skælpt/ |
| -ing form scalping | /ˈskælpɪŋ/ /ˈskælpɪŋ/ |
- scalp somebody to remove the skin and hair from the top of an enemy’s head as a sign of victory
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- (North American English) (British English tout)scalp something to sell tickets for a popular event illegally, at a price that is higher than the official price, especially outside a theatre, stadium, etc.Topics Crime and punishmentc2
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the skull or cranium): probably of Scandinavian origin.
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