Scrape Up

  

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Scrape Up

Definition: Scrape Up

Scrape Up

Verb

1. 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 Up

Synonyms: come up (v), scrape (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Scrape Up

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Scrape Up

Specialty definitions using "scrape up": ELEVATING-GRADER OPERATORplow holder, plow shakerscoopman. (references)

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Modern Translation: Scrape Up

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

   

Romanian

  

face economii (economize, retrench, scrape together, screw, spare), aduna bani (scrape together, scratch together, scratch up). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

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)

   

Ukrainian

  

наскребти (scrape together), зіскребти. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Scrape Up

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.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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