scrounge in English dictionary

  • scrounge

    Meanings and definitions of "scrounge"

    • Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.
    • To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
    • To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
    • noun
      Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.
    • verb
      To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
    • verb
      To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
    • To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
    • verb
      collect or look around for (food)
    • verb
      obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"

    Synonyms of "scrounge" in English dictionary

    cadge, track down, beg are the top synonyms of "scrounge" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of scrounge

    • scrounge ( plural  scrounges)
    • scrounge ( third-person singular simple present scrounges, present participle scrounging, simple past and past participle scrounged)
    • scrounge (plural scrounges)
    • scrounge (third-person singular simple present scrounges, present participle scrounging, simple past and past participle scrounged)
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