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scrounge
(skrounj)v. scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es Informal
v.tr.
1. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother. See Synonyms at cadge.
2. To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.
v.intr.
1. To seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounge for a cigarette.
2. To forage about in an effort to acquire something at no cost: scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack.
[Alteration of dialectal scrunge, to steal.]
scroung′er n.
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scrounge
(skraʊndʒ)vb
1. (when: intr, sometimes foll by around) to search in order to acquire (something) without cost
2. to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging
[C20: variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure origin]
ˈscrounger n
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scrounge
(skraʊndʒ)v.t.
1. to borrow with no intention of repaying.
2. to assemble by foraging.
v.i. 3. to borrow something small that one is not expected to return.
[1905–10; alter. of dial. scringe to glean]
scroung′er, n.
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scrounge
- First meant to live off or sponge off someone else; it is a variant of scrunge, "steal."See also related terms for steal.
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scrounge
Past participle: scrounged
Gerund: scrounging
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Verb | 1. | scrounge - collect or look around for (food) hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" rustle - forage food |
2. | scrounge - obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" |
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scrounge
verb (Informal) cadge, beg, sponge (informal), bum (informal), touch (someone) for (slang), blag (slang), wheedle, mooch (slang), forage for, hunt around (for), sorn (Scot.), freeload (slang), bludge (Austral. & N.Z. informal) She had to scrounge the money.
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Translations
يَحْصَل على شَيء بالتَّوَسُّل
vyžebrat si
nasse
sníkja
iškaulytikaulytikaulytojas
izkaulētizlūgties
vyžobrať si
otlakçılık etmek
scrounge
[skraʊndʒ]A. N to be on the scrounge (for sth) → ir sacando (algo) de gorra
to have a scrounge round for sth → ir por ahí pidiendo algo
to have a scrounge round for sth → ir por ahí pidiendo algo
B. VT → gorronear, gorrear
I scrounged a ticket → gorroneé una entrada
to scrounge sth from sb → gorronear algo a algn
can I scrounge a drink from you? → ¿me invitas a un trago?
I scrounged a ticket → gorroneé una entrada
to scrounge sth from sb → gorronear algo a algn
can I scrounge a drink from you? → ¿me invitas a un trago?
C. VI to scrounge on or off sb → vivir a costa de algn
to scrounge around for sth → ir por ahí pidiendo algo
to scrounge around for sth → ir por ahí pidiendo algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scrounge
[ˈskraʊndʒ]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scrounge
(inf)vi
n to be on the scrounge → am Schnorren or Abstauben sein (inf); he’s always on the scrounge for cigarettes → er schnorrt dauernd Zigaretten (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scrounge
[skraʊndʒ] (fam)1. n to be on the scrounge (for sth) → scroccare (qc)
here he comes, on the scrounge again → eccolo, il solito scroccone
here he comes, on the scrounge again → eccolo, il solito scroccone
3. vi to scrounge on or off sb → vivere alle spalle di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scrounge
(skraundʒ) verb to get by begging from someone else. May I scrounge some coffee?
ˈscrounger nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.