scratch along vs cope

scratch along is not a noun while cope is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scratch along	No	No	Yes	No
cope	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cope is a hypernym of scratch along; that is, cope is a word with a broader meaning than scratch along:

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

Other hypernyms of scratch along include contend, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage.

scratch along (noun)	cope (noun)
	brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
	a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

scratch along (verb)	cope (verb)
manage one's existence barely	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available