scrape up

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Verb scrape up has 1 sense

scrape, scrape up, come up - gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"
--₁ is one way to roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
Sample sentence:
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Scrape Up

Definition: To gather or collect something, especially with effort or difficulty.

Part of Speech:

Verb (phrasal verb)

Senses:

To collect or gather something clumsily or by scraping.
To manage to find enough money for something, typically through saving or begging.

Usages:

Sense 1: To collect or gather something clumsily or by scraping.

Example 1: He scraped up all the loose change he could find to buy a cup of coffee.

Example 2: I had to scrape up a few dollars to pay for the parking ticket.

Sense 2: To manage to find enough money for something, typically through saving or begging.

Example 1: She managed to scrape up the money for the concert ticket by working extra hours.

Example 2: The family scraped up funds for their vacation by holding a garage sale.

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