scrape up
verb1
To 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
to collect together by scraping
- scrape up all the dirt left in the bath.
3
to 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.
4
Media, Printing, Publishing Obsolete To clean a roller and slab by removing ink.
- Synonyms
- scrape together