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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

scrape up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To scrape completely; cover all over with scrapes.
    • He should not have used that old dirty rag. Look how it scraped up his paint job.
  2. (transitive) to collect together by scraping
    • scrape up all the dirt left in the bath.
  3. (transitive) to gather together something needed (especially money)
    • If I empty all my pockets, search around the house, and ask a few friends for a loan, I should be able to scrape up enough money to buy that new suit.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To clean a roller and slab by removing ink.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
scraped up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
scraped up Tense=Past lexicographic
scraping up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
scrapes up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

scrape together (gather together something needed)

Translations (8)

pl ciułać (collect something needed) · ru наскрести́ (collect something needed) · ru наскреба́ть (collect something needed) · ga conlaigh (collect something needed) · it racimolare (collect something needed) · pl wyskrobać (collect something needed) · pl wyskrobywać (collect something needed) · pl uciułać (collect something needed)