strugati

1. to scrape; to scrape off
   Svako jutro strugam led sa stakla. — Every morning I scrape the ice off the windshield.
   Majstori stružu staru boju sa zida. — The workers are scraping old paint off the wall.
2. (of a sound) to scrape; to grate
   Nešto struže u motoru kad kočim. — Something grates in the engine when I brake.
   Pas struže šapom po vratima. — The dog is scratching at the door with its paw.
3. (of wood, metal) to plane; to file; to turn
   Deda u radionici struže dasku. — Grandpa is planing a board in the workshop.

For grating vegetables and fruit both strugati (nastrugati šargarepu) and rendati (narendati šargarepu) are used.