scrape (someone or something) up



scrape (someone or something) up

To find and gather or collect (things or people) from various sources or locations. I managed to scrape up enough cash to get a bus out to Vancouver to see my girlfriend this weekend. How are we ever going to scrape enough people up to form a team by this weekend?
See also: scrape, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Taroutah-ṙo:Japanese
Silvanaseel-VAH-nahItalian
TapioTAH-pee-o (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Dionysusdie-ə-NIE-səs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Narinder-Indian (Sikh)
Bora (2)-Albanian