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Traditional English :: scrabble
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scrabble.html - v. & n. --v.intr. (often foll. by about, at) scratch or grope to find or collect or hold on to something. --n. 1 an act of scrabbling.
2 (Scrabble) propr. a game in which players build up words from letter-blocks on a board. [MDu. schrabbelen frequent. of schrabben SCRAPE] |
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Traditional English :: scrabble
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scrabble.html - v. & n. --v.intr. (often foll. by about, at) scratch or grope to find or collect or hold on to something. --n. 1 an act of scrabbling.
2 (Scrabble) propr. a game in which players build up words from letter-blocks on a board. [MDu. schrabbelen frequent. of schrabben SCRAPE] |
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English Idioms :: scrape
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scrabble.html - See: BOW AND SCRAPE. |
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English Idioms :: scrape the bottom of the barrel
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scrabble.html - {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with nickels and pennies for their lunch./ * /The garage owner had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find a qualified mechanic to work for him./ |
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English Idioms :: scrape together
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scrabble.html - {v. phr.} To quickly assemble, usually from scanty ingredients. * /We were so hungry we had to scrape together some lunch from all kinds of frozen leftovers./ |
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English Idioms :: scrape up
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scrabble.html - {v.}, {informal} To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed. * /The boy scared up enough money to go to college./ * /"Will you stay for supper?" she asked. "I can scare up enough for us all."/ * /He managed to scrape up the money for his speeding fine./ |
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