scalp betydelse and definition

Betydelse av scalp på svenska

• 0 the skin on the top of a person's head where hair usually grows:

  • a dry/oily/itchy scalp

  • Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle.

• 1 someone you defeat in a competition or election:

  • Although they are expected to take some important scalps in the election, they are unlikely to form the next government.

• 2 to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual prices and then sell them, when they are difficult to get, at much higher prices

• 3 to cut off the scalp of a dead enemy

• 4 the skin on the top of the head where the hair grows:

  • His hair was cut so short you could see his scalp.

• 5 to cut the hair and skin off someone’s head

• 6 to sell tickets increased prices without official permission

• 7 someone you defeat:

  • take a scalp They are expected to take some important scalps in the election.

• 8 to want to defeat or punish someone in some way, especially to make them lose their job:

  • The other Democrats should be after his scalp.

• 9 to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual price and then sell them when they are difficult to get at much higher prices:

  • He made a lot of money scalping tickets for the popular musical show.

• 10 to buy small quantities of shares, bonds, etc. and then sell them quickly in order to make a small profit:

  • They are trying to make incremental profits by scalping shares.