scalped
past simple and past participle ofscalp
scalp
verb[T]
uk/skælp/us/skælp/scalpverb[T](SELL)
USinformal(UKtout)
tobuythings, such astheatretickets, at theusualpricesand thensellthem, when they aredifficultto get, at muchhigherprices
Trafficking & racketeering
- anti-racketeering
- anti-smuggling
- bagman
- black market
- contraband
- counter
- gun-running
- missell
- misselling
- modern slavery
- pass
- people trafficking
- racket
- scalp
- scammer
- sellsomeonea bill of goodsidiom
- smuggle
- smuggling
- tout
- traffic
scalpverb[T](HEAD)
tocutoff the scalp of adeadenemy
humorous
tocutsomeone'shairveryshort
The head
- acephalous
- basilar
- bonce
- brachiocephalic
- capitis
- cranium
- crown
- headless
- microcephaly
- multi-headed
- noddle
- noggin
- nut
- occiput
- pate
- scalene
- scalenes
- scalenus
- scalp
- skull
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Hairdressing
Examplesofscalped
scalped
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Within the twinkling of an eye she wasscalped.
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She wasscalpedas a result of her hair being caught in the pulleys of a hop-picking machine.
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We cannot possibly do that unless you—and, indeed, everybody else—consent to bescalped.
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Half of them werescalpedby striking their heads on the seats in front of them.
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When they returned several days later, they found the soldiers had been rituallyscalpedor their bodies thrown into the ravine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two of the men werescalpedand the heads of the others were cut off.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A man approaches on the tracks via a handcar to reveal he has ascalpedhead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bat had jumped right down on top of him andscalpedhim and got out of the cave before anybody knew what he was doing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tickets sold out in minutes and werescalpedfor up to $2,500 and an average of $214, well above their $26$65 face value.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Seventy of the militia were captured and 50 othersscalped.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They alsoscalpedmany of the dead, regardless of whether they were women, children or infants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the sentries moved back out, they discovered andscalpedthe bodies of 36 warriors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He attempts to take her ability, but the pain of beingscalpedcauses her to involuntarily release a massive electrical surge.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unwillingly relieved of his tribal responsibilities, the chief has since opened a successful barber shop in town, ignorant historical references notwithstanding, hasn'tscalpeda soul.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The soldiers thenscalpedmost of the dead, and cut long strips of flesh from others for use as razor strops.
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- show-sth-sb-off
- showstopper
- show-stopper
- show-stopper
- showstopping
- show/teach sb the ropes
- show-teach-sb-the-ropes
- show/teach someone the ropes
- show-teach-the-ropes
- show-the-door
- show-the-way
- show trial
- show-trial
- show up
- show-up
- show-up pay
- show-up-pay
- showy
- show your face
- show-your-face
- show your hand
- show-your-hand
- show yourself out
- show-yourself-out
- shrank