[skair] 
verb, scared, scar⋅ing, noun | 1. | to fill, esp. suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm. |
| 2. | to become frightened: That horse scares easily. |
| 3. | a sudden fright or alarm, esp. with little or no reason. |
| 4. | a time or condition of alarm or worry: For three months there was a war scare. |
| 5. | scare up, Informal. to obtain with effort; find or gather: to scare up money. |
| scare (skâr) v. scared, scar·ing, scares v. tr. To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten. v. intr. To become frightened: a child who scares easily. n.
Phrasal Verb(s): scare up Informal To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd. [Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.] scar'er n. |
scare up
Also, scrape together or up. Assemble or produce with considerable effort, as in We managed to scare up extra chairs for the unexpectedly large audience, or He managed to scrape together enough cash to buy two more tickets. The first term alludes to scare in the sense of "flush game out of cover" and dates from the mid-1800s; the variant, alluding to scratching or clawing for something, was first recorded in 1549. Also see scrape up an acquaintance.