scrape#3 (v)
scrape up (v)
scratch#5 (v)
come up#2 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 35
def gather (money or other resources) together over time
examples She had scraped together enough money for college
they scratched a meager living
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
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Hypernym roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
Hyponym nickel-and-dime
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Hypernym nickel-and-dime
Hyponym roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

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