Synonyms for scrape together
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skreyp |
| Phonetic Transcription : skreɪp |
Top 10 synonyms for scrape together Other synonyms for the word scrape together
- accomplish
- accumulate
- aggregate
- amass
- annex
- associate
- be gainfully employed
- be in line for
- beg borrow or steal
- bring home
- bring home the bacon
- bring home the groceries
- bunch up
- capture
- chalk up
- clean up
- clear
- close with
- come by
- compass
- concentrate
- consummate
- convene
- converge
- cop
- corral
- crowd
- cull
- derive
- draw
- draw in
- drum up
- earn
- effect
- fetch
- flock
- forgather
- gain
- gang up
- garner
- gather
- get
- get at
- get hold of
- get one's hands on
- get together
- glean
- gobble up
- grab
- gross
- group
- hang around
- hang out
- have
- heap
- herd
- hoard
- huddle
- hustle
- inherit
- invade
- lay up
- make
- make fast buck
- make it big
- make the scene
- make use of
- marshal
- mass
- meet
- muster
- nab
- net
- obtain
- occupy
- pay one's dues
- perform
- pick
- pick up
- pile up
- pluck
- poke
- pour in
- procure
- profit
- pull
- pull down
- punch
- purchase
- rally
- rate
- reach
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- reunite
- round up
- salvage
- save
- scare up
- score
- scrape together
- scrape up
- secure
- seize
- show up
- snag
- sock
- stack up
- stockpile
- swarm
- take
- throng
- turn
- unite
- wangle
- win
- wrangle
Définition of scrape together
Origin :- early 13c., probably from Old Norse skrapa "to scrape, erase," from Proto-Germanic *skrapojan (cf. Old English scrapian "to scrape," Dutch schrapen, German schrappen), from PIE *skerb-, extension of root *(s)ker- "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
- Meaning "gather by great effort, collect with difficulty" is from 1540s. Related: Scraped; scraping. To scrape the bottom of the barrel in figurative sense is from 1942, in reference to U.S. employers facing worker shortages during the war.
- As in obtain : verb get, acquire
- As in earn : verb make money
- As in gather : verb come or bring together
Antonyms for scrape together
- allot
- cancel
- cost
- deal
- discourage
- disperse
- dissemble
- dissipate
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- endanger
- fail
- forfeit
- forsake
- free
- give
- give in
- give up
- grow
- harm
- hurt
- leave
- let go
- lose
- miss
- misunderstand
- neglect
- offer
- pass
- plant
- reject
- release
- sacrifice
- scatter
- separate
- spend
- spread
- squander
- surrender
- throw away
- waste
- yield
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