Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrape together

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
scrape -to-geth-er
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

Inflected Forms

scrapes together (present, singular) scraping together (participle, present) scraped together (participle, past) scraped together (past)

Synonyms

rake together rustle up scratch together

Questions

What does scrape together mean?
To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

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