English Explanatory Dictionary

scrape by

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

Word forms

scrape by scrapes by scraping by scraped by

Etymology

From scrape + by.

Synonyms

scratch by

Related words

rough it
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