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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Den of Thieves sequel steals the top spot from Mufasa at the weekend box office Not even Wolf Man, Blumhouse and Universal's next reimagining of a classic-era monster after 2020's Invisible Man, could scare up a decent weekend return. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025 Over the course of 10 wild and woolly national TV dates, Campbell’s charges scared up 22.6 million viewers per game, edging the perennial ratings champs in Dallas by some 175,000 impressions. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025 Watch on Deadline Universal/Focus’ Nosferatu continues to scare up crazy good numbers, opening in India and Lebanon this weekend to reach a total of 63 in-release territories. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025 Verdict: If the movie is even half as chilling as the utterly terrifying teaser trailer, then these zombies will scare up some tasty box office. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 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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