Meaning of scrape up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To scrape completely; cover all over with scrapes.
   transitive
2. to collect together by scraping
   transitive
3. to gather together something needed (especially money)
   transitive
4. To clean a roller and slab by removing ink.
   obsolete, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level