A new language, a new life
/ English Dictionary

SCRAPE UP

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gather (money or other resources) together over timeplay

Example:

they scratched a meager living

Synonyms:

come up; scrape; scrape up; scratch

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scrape up" is one way to...):

accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scrape up"):

nickel-and-dime (accumulate gradually)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits




YOU MAY ALSO LIKE


© 2000-2024 Titi Tudorancea Learning | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy | Contact