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scratched together

scratched together is the simple past and past participle of scratch together.

Meaning of scratch together

Verb

scratch together (third-person singular simple present scratches together, present participle scratching together, simple past and past participle scratched together)

  1. (idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.
    Synonyms:
    scrape together

Questions about scratched together

What is scratched together the simple past and past participle of?
Scratched together is the simple past and past participle of scratch together.

Words near scratched together in the dictionary

  1. scratched one's head
  2. scratched one's own itch
  3. scratched out
  4. scratched that
  5. scratched the surface
  6. scratched together
  7. scratched up
  8. scratchee
  9. scratchees
  10. scratcher
  11. scratchers

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