scrounge

[ skrounj ]

/ skraʊndʒ /

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verb (used with object), scrounged, scroung·ing.

to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.

to gather together by foraging; seek out: We'll try to scrounge enough food for supper from the neighbors.

verb (used without object), scrounged, scroung·ing.

to borrow, especially a small item one is not expected to return or replace.

noun

a habitual borrower; sponger.

an act or instance of scrounging.

a person who exists by foraging.

Verb Phrases

scrounge around, to search or forage for something, especially in a haphazard or disorganized fashion; hunt for: We scrounged around for something to eat.

Also scroung·er (for defs 4, 6).

Origin of scrounge

First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of dial. scringe to glean

Words nearby scrounge

scrotitis, scrotocele, scrotoplasty, scrotum, scrouge, scrounge, scrounge around, scrounge up, scroungy, scrovegni chapel, scrub

Example sentences from the Web for scrounge

Since Holtsman did not receive much guidance or support, he had to scrounge for supplies and ran his own operations.

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I was able to scrounge up $9,000 and then put in $9,000 of my own, so I was in for $18,000.

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Back from a spell behind Ypres in 1915, a few of us decided to scrounge round for a hair-cut.

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"Let's scrounge anything we can find that runs on gasoline or coal oil," said Al Miner.

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One day we missed one of our fellows, a Cockney, for about two hours, and guessed he was on the "scrounge" somewhere or other.

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I was never any good at this so Bruce used to scrounge for us.

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British Dictionary definitions for scrounge

scrounge

/ (skraʊndʒ) /

verb informal

(when intr, sometimes foll by around) to search in order to acquire (something) without cost

to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging

Derived forms of scrounge

scrounger, noun

Word Origin for scrounge

C20: variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure origin

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scrounge

verb (used with object), scrounged, scroung·ing.

verb (used without object), scrounged, scroung·ing.

noun

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verb informal

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scrounge

verb (used with object), scrounged, scroung·ing.

verb (used without object), scrounged, scroung·ing.

noun

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Origin of scrounge

Words nearby scrounge

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verb informal

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