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scrape up vs pile up

pile up vs scrape up

scrape up and pile up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scrape up No No Yes No
pile up No No Yes No
As verbs, pile up is a hypernym of scrape up; that is, pile up is a word with a broader meaning than scrape up:
  • scrape up: gather (money or other resources) together over time
  • pile up: get or gather together
Other hypernyms of scrape up include accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, roll up.
scrape up (verb) pile up (verb)
gather (money or other resources) together over time increase in amount by collecting or gathering
arrange into piles or stacks
get or gather together
Difference between scrape up and pile up

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