scare up
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scare up
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Figurative sense US from 1846.
verb scares up · scaring up · scared up
- To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover. Soon after, we scare up a flock of black ducks.
- To find or procure (something), especially something not easily found or procured, and especially while relying on chance to provide the means. “By the way,” said his friend, “let’s go over into Leopoldstadt, and see if we can’t scare up a sleigh for a little turn in the suburbs.”
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verb to frighten an animal
| Deutsch | aufscheuchen |
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verb to find or get something difficult
| Deutsch | auftreiben, zusammenkriegen |
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| Русский | отыска́ть otyskátʹ, раздобы́ть razdobýtʹ |
Talk about this word "scare up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scare%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scare up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scare%20up "scare up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scare%20up.
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@misc{scare_up_2026,
title = {scare up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scare%20up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
