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Definition: Scrape Along |
Scrape AlongVerb1. 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 AlongSynonyms: rub along (v), scrape by (v), scratch along (v), squeak by (v), squeeze by (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Scrape Along |
| Specialty definitions using "scrape along": barrel planer, BARREL-LATHE OPERATOR, OUTSIDE ♦ floor molder, sweep method ♦ gravity-discharge conveyor-elevator bucket ♦ lathe operator ♦ MOLDER, SWEEP ♦ WASHER, CARCASS. (references) |
Expressions using "scrape along": scrape along together ♦ scrape along with. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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 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) ir tirando (manage, rub along, scrape by, scrape through, scratch along, scratch by, tick over). (various references) hanka sig fram (scratch along). (various references) 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) ледь зводити кінці з кінцями (scratch along). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 63 72 61 70 65      41 6C 6F 6E 67 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100011 01110010 01100001 01110000 01100101 00100000 01000001 01101100 01101111 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S c r a p e   A l o n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0063 0072 0061 0070 0065      0041 006C 006F 006E 0067 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53698467827123578818073 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Expressions | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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