'To scare up' definitions:

Definition of 'To scare up'

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  • Scare \Scare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scared; p. pr. & vb. n. Scaring.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel. skirra to bar, prevent, skirrask to shun, shrink from; or fr. OE. skerre, adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both perhaps akin to E. sheer to turn.] To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm. [1913 Webster]
  • The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To scare away, to drive away by frightening.
  • To scare up, to find by search, as if by beating for game. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify. [1913 Webster]

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