scrape along
scrape along · scrapes along · scraped along · scraping along
To barely be able to surviveTo barely be able to survive
» The truck scraped along the wall in the narrow road.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To barely be able to survive
manage one's existence barely
Examples
1 sentencesThe truck scraped along the wall in the narrow road.
Translations
1 languagesForms
scrapes along, scraping along, scraped along, scraped along| Base form | scrape along · to scrape along |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scrapes along |
| Present participle | scraping along |
| Past simple | scraped along |
| Past participle | scraped along |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- scrape offзішкрібати, зшкрібатиTo remove (something) by a scraping action.
- scrape upTo scrape completely; cover all over with scrapes.
- scrape downTo make the ground flat with tools like a hoe or shovel.
- scrape throughTo marginally manage to progress.
- scrape alongTo barely be able to survive
- scrape byTo only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- manage one's existence barely:scrape byscratch alongsqueak bysqueeze byrub along
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb