v. |
[1] |
abrade
,
graze
,
scratch
,
bark
,
scuff
,
skin
,
bruise
,
damage
,
injure
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[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
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[3] |
skimp
,
scrimp (and scrape)
,
save
,
stint
,
be frugal/stingy/parsimonious/thrifty
,
pinch and save/scrape
,
economize
,
struggle
,
(US) scrabble
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[4] |
bow and scrape
,
make obeisance
,
kowtow
,
salaam
,
genuflect
,
kiss the feet/hem/ring
,
grovel
,
demean/lower oneself
,
prostrate oneself
,
toady
,
(Colloq) boot-lick
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[5] |
scrape by/through
,
grate
,
get by
,
cope
,
(barely) manage
,
survive
,
scrape/get along
,
(Colloq) squeak by
,
barely make it
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[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)
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[7] |
scratch
,
scratch up
|
[8] |
kowtow
,
genuflect
|
[9] |
scrape up
,
scratch
,
come up
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[10] |
skin
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