Definitions

1. noun

the skin or hair on top of the human head

“She massaged his scalp to relieve the tension.”

2. verb

to remove the scalp or hair from (an animal)

“The hunter scalped the deer to sell its hide.”

3. verb

to wound or cut (someone) on the scalp

“He was scalped in the bar fight last night.”

4. noun

a wound or cut on the scalp

“The doctor treated the scalp wound carefully.”