scrape up

present singular third person scrapes up · participle present scraping up · participle past scraped up · past scraped up

1. transitiveTo scrape completely; cover all over with scrapes.

   He should not have used that old dirty rag. Look how it scraped up his paint job.

2. transitiveto collect together by scraping

   scrape up all the dirt left in the bath.

3. transitiveto gather together something needed (especially money)

   If I empty all my pockets, search around the house, and ask a few friends for a loan, I should be able to scrape up enough money to buy that new suit.

   Synonyms: scrape together

4. obsoletetransitivemediaTo clean a roller and slab by removing ink.