Meanings
verbscrape along (third-person singular simple present scrapes along, present participle scraping along, simple past and past participle scraped along)
present singular third person scrapes along · participle present scraping along · participle past scraped along · past scraped along
- idiomaticwith on or withto barely be able to survive
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmanage one's existence barely
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Hindi काटना
- काटना (kāṭnā)to barely be able to survive
Portuguese se virar
- se virarto barely be able to survive
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APA
scrape along. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrape%20along
MLA
“scrape along.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrape%20along. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrape along,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrape%20along.
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