contend vs scrape along

scrape along vs contend

contend and scrape along both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contend	No	No	Yes	No
scrape along	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scrape along is a hyponym of contend; that is, scrape along is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contend:

contend: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
scrape along: manage one's existence barely

Other hyponyms of contend include extemporize, improvise, fend, cut, hack, rub along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by.

contend (verb)	scrape along (verb)
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation	manage one's existence barely
have an argument about something
maintain or assert
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

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