scrape+together

  • 11scrape together something — scrape together (something) to gather something that is not easily available, esp. money. He managed to scrape together $20 for the train and came back home. Many immigrants have difficulty scraping enough money together for the application.… …

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  • 12scrape together — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, amass, assemble, batch, bring together, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up, clump, cluster, collect, colligate, collocate, combine, compare, compile, conglomerate, corral …

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  • 13scrape together — verb To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty Syn: rake together, scratch together …

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  • 14scrape something together — ˌscrape sthtoˈgether/ˈup derived to obtain or collect together sth, but with difficulty • We managed to scrape together eight volunteers. Main entry: ↑scrapederived …

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  • 15scrape — ► VERB 1) drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) to remove dirt or waste matter. 2) use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter). 3) rub against a rough or hard surface. 4) just manage to achieve …

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  • 16scrape something up — ˌscrape sthtoˈgether/ˈup derived to obtain or collect together sth, but with difficulty • We managed to scrape together eight volunteers. Main entry: ↑scrapederived …

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  • 17scrape — [skrāp] vt. scraped, scraping [ME scrapen < ON skrapa, akin to Du schrapen, OE screpan, to scratch < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > SCURF, SHARP] 1. to rub over the surface of with something rough or sharp 2. to make smooth or clean by… …

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  • 18scrape — scrape1 [skreıp] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: skrapa] 1.) [T] to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc ▪ Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. scrape sth away/off ▪ The earth was scraped away to… …

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  • 19scrape up — verb gather (money or other resources) together over time (Freq. 1) She had scraped together enough money for college they scratched a meager living • Syn: ↑scrape, ↑scratch, ↑come up • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 20scrape up — phrasal verb scrape together or scrape up [transitive] Word forms scrape together : present tense I/you/we/they scrape together he/she/it scrapes together present participle scraping together past tense scraped together past participle scraped… …

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