Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrape up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: scrape up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scrape completely; cover all over with scrapes.

Transitive verb

verb

to collect together by scraping

Transitive verb

verb

to gather together something needed (especially money)

Transitive verb

verb

To clean a roller and slab by removing ink.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He should not have used that old dirty rag. Look how it scraped up his paint job."
"scrape up all the dirt left in the bath."
"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

scrape together scrape scratch come up

Questions

What does scrape up mean?: To scrape completely; cover all over with scrapes.

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