See scare up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1881, Henry David Thoreau, Early Spring in Massachusetts:",
"text": "Soon after, we scare up a flock of black ducks.",
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"ref": "1913, Jack London, The Cruise of the \"Snark\", published 2008, unnumbered page:",
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"ref": "2004, William Barksdale Maynard, Walden Pond, page 105:",
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"ref": "1881, William Dean Howells, A Modern Instance, page 185:",
"text": "“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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"ref": "1990, Miller's Crossing, 01:25:07",
"text": "Scare me up some gargle, will you?"
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"ref": "2003, Stephanie Stein Crease, Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music, page 6:",
"text": "Gil also scared up other part-time jobs while in high school—delivering gas canisters and playing solo piano at tea time at the elegant Hotel Stockton.",
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"ref": "2004, Michael Streissguth, Voices of the Country: Interviews With Classic Country Performers, page 80:",
"text": "Now, whenever he's in Nashville scaring up clients and I'm there scaring up stories, we hit the hillbilly circuit.",
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"ref": "2005, Stephen J. Cannell, Cold Hit, page 367:",
"text": "“With the current budget crunch and the Fingertip case inactive, I couldn’t scare up much enthusiasm.”",
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"ref": "1990, Miller's Crossing, 01:25:07",
"text": "Scare me up some gargle, will you?"
},
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"ref": "2003, Stephanie Stein Crease, Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music, page 6:",
"text": "Gil also scared up other part-time jobs while in high school—delivering gas canisters and playing solo piano at tea time at the elegant Hotel Stockton.",
"type": "quote"
},
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"ref": "2004, Michael Streissguth, Voices of the Country: Interviews With Classic Country Performers, page 80:",
"text": "Now, whenever he's in Nashville scaring up clients and I'm there scaring up stories, we hit the hillbilly circuit.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2005, Stephen J. Cannell, Cold Hit, page 367:",
"text": "“With the current budget crunch and the Fingertip case inactive, I couldn’t scare up much enthusiasm.”",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to frighten an animal",
"word": "aufscheuchen"
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"english": "scare out",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to frighten an animal",
"word": "skrämma ut"
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"english": "scare forth",
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"sense": "to frighten an animal",
"word": "skrämma fram"
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"word": "skrämma upp"
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