scare up

verb

scared up; scaring up; scares up

transitive verb

: to find or get together with considerable labor or difficulty : scrape up
managed to scare up the money

Examples of scare up in a Sentence

I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them.
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The implementation of Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel currency already promises to help juice the TV ratings, and a recent tweak to the company’s out-of-home measurement system is expected to scare up even bigger crowds in hitherto underserved markets from South Bend to Tallahassee. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025 The genre doesn’t usually travel well, but Weapons is an exception, scaring up strong results in normally horror-resistant markets in Europe and Latin America. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025 Pete Davidson horror The Home by The Purge helmer James DeMonaco is looking to scare up audiences on 1,014 screens. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for scare up

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scare up was in 1841

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“Scare up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare%20up. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

scare up

verb
: to find or get together with much labor or difficulty
managed to scare up the money
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