SCRAPE BY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scrape by mean? 

• SCRAPE BY (verb)
  The verb SCRAPE BY has 1 sense:

1. manage one's existence barely

  Familiarity information: SCRAPE BY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCRAPE BY (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Manage one's existence barely

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

rub along; scrape along; scrape by; scratch along; squeak by; squeeze by

Context example:

I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

Hypernyms (to "scrape by" is one way to...):

contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available)

Sentence frame:

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