Synonyms for scrape up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skreyp |
| Phonetic Transcription : skreɪp |
Top 10 synonyms for scrape up Other synonyms for the word scrape up
- accommodate
- accomplish
- annex
- arrange
- assemble
- beg borrow or steal
- bring
- capture
- cater
- chalk up
- come by
- compass
- cook
- cop
- corral
- drum up
- effect
- fetch
- furnish
- get at
- get hold of
- get one's hands on
- get ready
- give
- gobble up
- grab
- hand over
- hoard
- indulge
- inherit
- invade
- lay up
- make
- make use of
- nab
- occupy
- prepare
- present
- procure
- produce
- purchase
- put together
- reach
- ready
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- render
- retrieve
- salvage
- save
- score
- scrape together
- scrape up
- secure
- seize
- serve
- snag
- supply
- take
- take care of
- turn out
- wangle
- win
Définition of scrape up
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 rustle up : verb provide
Antonyms for scrape up
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