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make do vs scratch along

scratch along vs make do

make do and scratch along both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
make do No No Yes No
scratch along No No Yes No
As verbs, scratch along is a hyponym of make do; that is, scratch along is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make do:
  • make do: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
  • scratch along: manage one's existence barely
Other hyponyms of make do include extemporize, improvise, fend, cut, hack, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, squeak by, squeeze by.
make do (verb) scratch along (verb)
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available manage one's existence barely
Difference between make do and scratch along

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