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SCRAPE ALONG

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Dictionary entry overview: What does scrape along mean?

• SCRAPE ALONG (verb)
The verb SCRAPE ALONG has 1 sense:

1. manage one's existence barely

Familiarity information: SCRAPE ALONG used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SCRAPE ALONG (verb)

Sense 1

scrape along ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Manage one's existence barely

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

rub along; scrape along; scrape by; scratch along; squeak by; squeeze by

Context example:

I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

Hypernyms (to "scrape along" is one way to...):

contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage (come to terms or deal successfully with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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