scare
31scare up — PHRASAL VERB If you scare up something, you provide, produce, or obtain it, often when it is difficult to do so or when you do not have many resources. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] An all star game might scare up a little interest...… …
32scare — verb 1》 cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten. ↘(scare someone away/off) drive or keep someone away by frightening them. ↘become scared. 2》 (scare something up) informal, chiefly N. Amer. find or obtain something. noun a sudden… …
33scare — [[t]skɛər[/t]] v. scared, scar•ing, n. 1) to fill, esp. suddenly, with fear; frighten 2) to become frightened 3) phv scare up, to find or procure in spite of difficulties: Try to scare up some wood for the fire[/ex] 4) a sudden fright or alarm 5) …
34scare — [c]/skɛə / (say skair) verb (scared, scaring) –verb (t) 1. to strike with sudden fear or terror. –verb (i) 2. to become frightened: that horse scares easily. –noun 3. a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no ground. 4. a time or… …
35scare — Synonyms and related words: abject fear, affright, alarm, awe, blue funk, bluff off, collect, come by, consternation, cow, cowardice, curdle the blood, daunt, dig up, dismay, disquiet, dread, fear, find, freeze, fright, frighten, frighten off,… …
36scare up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms scare up : present tense I/you/we/they scare up he/she/it scares up present participle scaring up past tense scared up past participle scared up American informal to make something using the few things that… …
37scare up — or[scrape up] {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… …
38scare up — or[scrape up] {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… …
39scare up — transitive verb Date: 1841 to find or get together with considerable labor or difficulty ; scrape up < managed to scare up the money > …
40scare — I. verb (scared; scaring) Etymology: Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr shy, timid Date: 13th century transitive verb to frighten especially suddenly ; alarm intransitive verb to become scared • scarer …
