noun
- the skin covering the top and back of the head
- a piece of skin and hair cut from an enemy’s head as a trophy
Usage: historical
verb
- to cut the scalp from someone’s head
- to buy and resell tickets at inflated prices
Usage: historical
Usage: informal
Examples
- She massaged shampoo into her scalp.
- The dermatologist examined his dry scalp.
- Native American warriors sometimes took scalps as trophies.
- The ticket scalper was arrested outside the stadium.
- It’s illegal to scalp concert tickets in many states.
- Hair grows from follicles in the scalp.
- He scratched his itchy scalp.