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Definition of scrape together phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scrape together

phrasal verb

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scrape something together/up

to obtain or collect together something, but with difficulty
- They managed to scrape up $50 000 from supporters.
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scrape something up/together

to obtain or collect together something, but with difficulty
- We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.

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