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Definition: Scrape Up |
Scrape UpVerb1. Gather together over time; as of money or other resources; "She had scraped together enough money for college". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Scrape UpSynonyms: come up (v), scrape (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Acquisition | Find; come upon, pitch upon, light upon; scrape up, scrape together; get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure; derive, draw, get in the harvest. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Scrape Up |
| Specialty definitions using "scrape up": ELEVATING-GRADER OPERATOR ♦ plow holder, plow shaker ♦ scoopman. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "scrape up"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | едва събирам (scrape together, scratch together, scratch up), едва спестявам (scrape together). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | réussir économiser grande peine, mettre en tas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zusammenkratzen (rake up, scrape through, scratch together, scratch up), organisieren (fix, get hold of, get up, incorporate, Mount, organize, scrape through, wangle), auftreiben (become bloated, bloat, distend, find, get hold of, hunt up, make rise, raise, rake up, rise, scratch together, scratch up, track down, whip up), aufkratzen (make raw, make rough, scratch, scratch open). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | összekuporgat (to scrape together, to scrape up, to scratch together, to scratch up), összekapar (to scrape together, to scrape up, to scratch together, to scratch up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rimediare (make up for, put right, remedy, repair), raggranellare (scrape), racimolare (glean, rustle up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 掻き集める (to gather up, to scrape up together). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かきあつめる (to collect, to gather up, to scrape up together). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | apescray upay face economii (economize, retrench, scrape together, screw, spare), aduna bani (scrape together, scratch together, scratch up). (various references) reunir (assemble, bring together, build up, collect, combine, draw together, drum up, gather, gather together, get together, join, put together, reunite, round up, scrape together, scratch together, scratch up, unite). (various references) наскребти (scrape together), зіскребти. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-p-p-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: apercus, cappers, cuppers, paupers, scauper, scupper. | |
-2 letters: apercu, capers, capper, carpus, causer, cesura, crapes, cuppas, cupper, escarp, pacers, papers, pareus, parsec, pauper, pauser, recaps, sapper, saucer, scrape, secpar, spacer, spruce, supper, uppers. | |
-3 letters: acres, apers, apres, arcus, asper, aures, caper, capes, cares, carps, carse, cause, crape, craps, cruse, cuppa, cures, curse, ecrus, escar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-p-p-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: uppercase. | |
+2 letters: curlpapers, uppercased, uppercases. | |
+3 letters: prepurchase, uppercasing. | |
+4 letters: prepurchased, prepurchases, superplastic, superspecial. | |
+5 letters: appurtenances, perspicacious, prepurchasing, propaedeutics, supergraphics, superphysical, superspecials, upperclassman, upperclassmen. | |
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