What does scrape by mean?

scrape by means "manage one's existence barely".

What is another word for scrape by?

Close synonyms include scrape along, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scrape by a common word?

scrape by is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Scrape by — meaning, 5 synonyms and examples

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1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
manage one's existence barely
“I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary”
Synonymsscrape along scratch along squeak by squeeze by rub along
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