Scare up Definition 1 of 1Pro Tip 1/3Effort Involved Use 'scare up' when something requires effort to find or get. She was able to scare up enough chairs for the meeting, but it wasn't easy. Pro Tip 2/3Not Immediate 'Scare up' suggests that what you need isn't immediately available. We'll need to scare up some extra tables for the event next week. Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Source Implies finding something in an unexpected place or manner. I can probably scare up a costume from the stuff in my attic.