Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scalp
Participle: scalped
Gerund: scalping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scalp |
| you | scalp |
| he;she;it | scalps |
| we | scalp |
| you | scalp |
| they | scalp |
Perfect
| I | have scalped |
| you | have scalped |
| he;she;it | has scalped |
| we | have scalped |
| you | have scalped |
| they | have scalped |
Past
| I | scalped |
| you | scalped |
| he;she;it | scalped |
| we | scalped |
| you | scalped |
| they | scalped |
Pluperfect
| I | had scalped |
| you | had scalped |
| he;she;it | had scalped |
| we | had scalped |
| you | had scalped |
| they | had scalped |
Future
| I | will scalp |
| you | will scalp |
| he;she;it | will scalp |
| we | will scalp |
| you | will scalp |
| they | will scalp |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scalped |
| you | will have scalped |
| he;she;it | will have scalped |
| we | will have scalped |
| you | will have scalped |
| they | will have scalped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scalp |
| you | scalp |
| he;she;it | scalp |
| we | scalp |
| you | scalp |
| they | scalp |
Perfect
| I | have scalped |
| you | have scalped |
| he;she;it | have scalped |
| we | have scalped |
| you | have scalped |
| they | have scalped |
Imperfect
| I | scalped |
| you | scalped |
| he;she;it | scalped |
| we | scalped |
| you | scalped |
| they | scalped |
Pluperfect
| I | had scalped |
| you | had scalped |
| he;she;it | had scalped |
| we | had scalped |
| you | had scalped |
| they | had scalped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scalp |
| you | would scalp |
| he;she;it | would scalp |
| we | would scalp |
| you | would scalp |
| they | would scalp |
Perfect
| I | would have scalped |
| you | would have scalped |
| he;she;it | would have scalped |
| we | would have scalped |
| you | would have scalped |
| they | would have scalped |
Imperative
| you | scalp |
| we | Let's scalp |
| you | scalp |
Verbs conjugated like 'scalp'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scalp'
scald,
scale,
scamp,
scarp,
sculp,
calk,
call,
calm,
camp,
cap,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English scalp, skalp, scalpe (“crown of the head; skull”). Originally a northern word, and therefore probably from a North Germanic source, although the sense-development is unclear; compare Sylt North Frisian Skolp (“dandruff”), Old Norse skálpr (“sheath”), Old Swedish skalp, Dutch schelp (“shell”).
Verbs referencing "scalp"
Finnish with old forms
skalpeerata, Italian
scalpare, Dutch
scalperen.
Sample Sentences
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Next morning, the Indians attacked us and one of our hunters, George Huffman, was killed and scalped. As soon as Baldwin heard the shooting, he came to our assistance. [2001, Peter Cozzens, Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: Conquering the Southern Plains, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 507:]
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Tickets were being scalped for $300.
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Tickets sold online through Craigslist, eBay, and other forums, where the purchaser cannot physically see them, run a greater risk of being counterfeit—but counterfeiters have been known to scalp tickets in person outside the venue as well, […] [2011, Linda E. Swayne, Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing, SAGE, →ISBN, page 324:]
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Scalped tickets were going for $3,000 and up. [2023 August 5, Ben Sisario, “How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Conquered the World”, in New York Times:]
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The only sure thing about scalping the Series today is that the scalper is paying the bookie a greater profit because he is making a greater number of bets. [1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling, page 102:]
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scalped ore
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We must […]"scalp" the whole lid [of the eye]. [1870, J. S. Wells, Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye:]