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Scrape Along

Definition: Scrape Along

Scrape Along

Verb

1. Manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Synonyms: Scrape Along

Synonyms: rub along (v), scrape by (v), scratch along (v), squeak by (v), squeeze by (v). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Scrape Along

Specialty definitions using "scrape along": barrel planer, BARREL-LATHE OPERATOR, OUTSIDEfloor molder, sweep methodgravity-discharge conveyor-elevator bucketlathe operatorMOLDER, SWEEPWASHER, CARCASS. (references)

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Expressions: Scrape Along

Expressions using "scrape along": scrape along together scrape along with. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Scrape Along

Language Translations for "scrape along"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

едва свързвам двата края (eke out a livelihood, scratch). (various references)

   

Czech

  

protloukat se (fend for oneself, muddle through, rough it, shift for oneself). (various references)

   

German

  

sich schlecht und recht durchschlagen. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φυτοζώω (vegetate). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szegényesen eléldegél (to scrape along), eltengődik (to keep body and soul together, to scrape along, to scratch along). (various references)

   

Italian

  

cavarsela (contrive, get away with, manage, scrape by, scrape through). (various references)

   

Manx

  

screebey (abrade, abrasion, chafe, claw, dress, friction, grate, graze, itch, rasp, scrape, scraping, scratch, scrawl, scuffle, stridulate, striking). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

apescray alongay

   

Romanian

  

trece razant (scrape against), trece foarte aproape (scrape against), trãi de azi pe mâine (keep body and soul together, live from hand to mouth). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ir tirando (manage, rub along, scrape by, scrape through, scratch along, scratch by, tick over). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

hanka sig fram (scratch along). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kıt kanaat geçinmek (earn a bare living, eke out a living, lead a hand-to-mouth existence), idare etmek (administer, administrate, bestride, boss, conduct, content oneself, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, husband, look after, make both ends meet, make do, make it do, make out, make shift, manage, manipulate, mastermind, officer, quarterback, rein in, rub, rub along, rule, spin out, steer, supervise). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

ледь зводити кінці з кінцями (scratch along). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Scrape Along

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-g-l-n-o-p-r-s"

-2 letters: parlances, parsonage.

-3 letters: acerolas, acrogens, capelans, caporals, carnages, clangers, clangors, congeals, coplanar, glancers, granolas, grapnels, pancreas, paragons, parlance, pergolas, personal, psoralea, psoralen, scalepan.

-4 letters: acerola, acrogen, agarose, alegars, analogs, anglers, angoras, anlaces, anlages, apnoeal, apnoeas, apogeal, apogean, areolas, arsenal, canapes, canolas, capelan, caporal, cargoes, carnage, carpale, carpals, carpels, clanger, clangor, claroes, clasper, cloners, coalers, coarsen, congeal, congers, corneal, corneas, cornels, corsage, crepons, earlaps, enclasp, escalop, escolar, espanol, galenas, galores, gaolers, garcons, glancer, glances, granola, grapnel, laagers, lancers, lasagne, loaners, longers, narcose, onagers, oracles, oranges, paesano, palaces, paragon, parangs, parasol, parcels, paroles, pergola, persona, placers, planers, prances, preanal, presong, prolans, prolegs, raglans, reclasp, recoals, reloans, replans, reposal, scalage, scalare, scalper, socager, solacer, spancel, spangle, sponger.

-5 letters: acorns, aglare, agonal, agones, agorae, agoras, alegar, algors, analog, anears, angels, angers, angler, angles, angora, anlace, anlage, anoles, apneal, apneas, apnoea, aprons, arcane, arecas, arenas, areola, argals, argles, argols, argons, arpens, arseno, aslope, caesar, cagers, calesa, canals, canape, caners, canoes, canola, capers, capons, cargos, carles, carnal, carols, carpal, carpel, casern, censor, ceorls, clangs, claros, cleans, clears, cloner, clones, closer, coalas, coaler, coarse, congas, conger, conges, copals, copens, copers, copras, corals, cornea, cornel, corpse, craals, cranes, crapes, crepon, cresol, crones, earlap, enrols, escarp, galeas, galena, galops, galore, gaoler, gapers, garcon, gascon, gasper, genoas, genros, glaces, glance, glares, gleans, gnarls, goners, gorals, gospel, graals, graces, grapes, groans, gropes, laager, lacers, lagans, lagers, lancer, lances, lanose, lapser, larges, largos, lascar, learns, loaner, logans, loners, longer, longes, lopers, lorans, nacres, narcos, nerols, nopals, oceans, oglers, onager, operas, oracle, orange, orangs, organa, organs, pacers, paeans, paeons, paesan, pagans, pagers, palace, panels, pangas, parang, parcel, pareos, parges, pargos, parles, parole, parols, parsec, parson, pascal, pearls, pecans, pengos, person, placer, places, plages, planar, planer, planes, polars, polers, ponces, prance, prangs, prolan, proleg, proles, prongs, racons, raglan, rances, ranges, rascal, reason, recaps, recoal, recons, regnal, reloan, replan, sacral, salpae, sangar, sanger, sarape, sarong, scalar, scaler, sclera, scrape, secpar, senora, slogan, sloper, soaper, socage, solace, spacer, sparge, splore, sponge, sporal, sprang.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-g-l-n-o-p-r-s"
 

+3 letters: encephalograms.

 

+4 letters: encephalographs.

 

+5 letters: stenographically.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Scrape Along


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 63 72 61 70 65      41 6C 6F 6E 67

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100011 01110010 01100001 01110000 01100101 00100000 01000001 01101100 01101111 01101110 01100111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#99 &#114 &#97 &#112 &#101 &#32 &#65 &#108 &#111 &#110 &#103

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0063 0072 0061 0070 0065      0041 006C 006F 006E 0067

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53698467827123578818073

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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