Definition of scalp in English:
scalp
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noun
1The skin covering the head, excluding the face.
- ‘hair tonics will improve the condition of your hair and scalp’
- 1.1 historical The scalp with the hair belonging to it, cut or torn away from an enemy's head as a battle trophy (a practice associated with some North American Indian peoples).
2Scottish A bare rock projecting above surrounding water or vegetation.
Pronunciation
transitive verb
[with object]1 historical Take the scalp of (an enemy) as a battle trophy.
- ‘none of the soldiers were scalped’
- 1.1 informal Punish severely.
- ‘if I ever heard anybody doing that I'd scalp them’
penalize, discipline, mete out punishment to, bring someone to book, teach someone a lesson, make an example of
2North American informal Resell (shares or tickets) at a large or quick profit.
- ‘tickets were scalped for forty times their face value’
Pronunciation
Origin
Middle English (denoting the skull or cranium): probably of Scandinavian origin.
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