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scared up; scaring up; scares up
Definition of scare up
: to find or get together with considerable labor or difficulty : scrape up
managed to scare up the money
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Synonyms & Antonyms for scare up
Synonyms
- ascertain,
- descry,
- detect,
- determine,
- dig out,
- dig up,
- discover,
- dredge (up),
- ferret (out),
- find,
- find out,
- get,
- hit (on or upon),
- hunt (down or up),
- learn,
- locate,
- nose out,
- root (out),
- rout (out),
- rummage,
- run down,
- scout (up),
- track (down),
- turn up
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The first known use of scare up was in 1841
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