scrape up

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.

   наскреба́тьnaskrebátʹ, наскрести́naskrestí

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.

   gather (money or other resources) together over time

4. (obsolete, transitive)To clean a roller and slab by removing ink.

1. They scraped up enough money to buy a gift for their mother.

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2. Yanni needs to scrape up that resin.

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3. Students, by working part time, are able to scrape up tuition fees by themselves.

   ruРаботая неполный рабочий день, студенты могут накопить достаточно денег, чтобы самостоятельно оплачивать учёбу. — Selena777

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4. We got scraped up.

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irregular

• 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.