scrape

[1]	abrade , graze , scratch , bark , scuff , skin , bruise , damage , injure
[2]	scrape off/away/out , remove , rub off/away , scour/scrub/clean (off/away) , scratch off/away , claw (at/away/out) , gouge out , scrabble (at) , dig out/away at
[3]	skimp , scrimp (and scrape) , save , stint , be frugal/stingy/parsimonious/thrifty , pinch and save/scrape , economize , struggle , (US) scrabble
[4]	bow and scrape , make obeisance , kowtow , salaam , genuflect , kiss the feet/hem/ring , grovel , demean/lower oneself , prostrate oneself , toady , (Colloq) boot-lick
[5]	scrape by/through , grate , get by , cope , (barely) manage , survive , scrape/get along , (Colloq) squeak by , barely make it
[6]	scrape together/up , glean , garner , scratch/get/rake together/up , dredge up , scrabble for , gather , save (up) , get hold of , marshal , amass , muster , accumulate , aggregate , compile , pile up , stack up , assemble , (Colloq) scrounge (up)
[7]	scratch , scratch up
[8]	kowtow , genuflect
[9]	scrape up , scratch , come up
[10]	skin

[1]	scraping , scratch , scratching
[2]	abrasion , scratch , excoriation
[3]	scraping
[4]	scratch , scar , mark
[5]	abrasion , bruise , scratch , graze , scuff , damage , injury
[6]	predicament , difficulty , quandary , dilemma , plight , (fine) kettle of fish , muddle , stew , situation , position , pinch , (Colloq) pickle , fix , mess , the crunch , (tight/tough) spot