scrape up

• Verbo frasal que significa juntar ou acumular algo, geralmente dinheiro ou recursos, com esforço e dificuldade.

A phrasal verb meaning to gather or collect something with difficulty, often money or resources, by making an effort.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Gather with difficultyinformal

   To collect or accumulate something, especially money or resources, with effort or difficulty.

   Juntar com dificuldade

   • They managed to scrape up enough money for a deposit on the apartment.
   • I scraped up some change from the car seats for the parking meter.
   • She scraped up the courage to finally speak to him.

   Sinônimosaccumulateamasscobble togethercollectdig updrum upeke outgathermusterraiserake up

2. Collect from a surfaceinformal

   To gather something from a surface by scraping.

   Raspar

   • He scraped up the spilled paint from the floor.
   • She scraped up the last bits of food from her plate.
   • The gardener scraped up the fallen leaves into a pile.

   Sinônimoscollectgathergather up

Verbo basescrape