- scrounge something up
- N. Amer. search for or obtain by searching.→ scrounge
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
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scrounge — informal verb seek to obtain (something) at the expense of others or by stealth. ↘(often scrounge something up) N. Amer. search for or obtain by searching. noun an act or the action of scrounging. Derivatives scrounger noun Origin early 20th cent … English new terms dictionary
scrounge — [ skraundʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to get something you want by asking someone for it instead of providing it or paying for it yourself ╾ scrounge noun count ╾ scroung|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scrounge — informal ► VERB ▪ seek to obtain (something) from others without having to pay or work for it. ► NOUN ▪ an act or the action of scrounging. DERIVATIVES scrounger noun. ORIGIN variant of dialect scrunge «steal» … English terms dictionary
scrounge — [skrounj] vt. scrounged, scrounging [prob. altered < SCROUGE] Informal 1. to manage to get or find by hunting around: usually with up 2. to get by begging or sponging; mooch 3. to take without permission; pilfer vi. Informal to seek ( around)… … English World dictionary
scrounge around for someone or something — [skraund3...] in. to look around for someone or something; to seek someone or something in every likely place. □ Try to scrounge around for somebody to go to the party with, why don’t you? □ I don’t think there is anybody who will go with me, but … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scrounge — scrounge1 [skraundʒ] v [I and T] informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: scrunge to steal (1900 2000)] to get money or something you want by asking other people for it rather than by paying for it yourself scrounge for ▪ a group of children scrounging … Dictionary of contemporary English
scrounge — /skrownj/, v., scrounged, scrounging, n. v.t. 1. to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette. 2. to gather together by foraging; seek out: We ll try to scrounge enough food for supper… … Universalium
scrounge — UK [skraʊndʒ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms scrounge : present tense I/you/we/they scrounge he/she/it scrounges present participle scrounging past tense scrounged past participle scrounged informal to get something that you want… … English dictionary
scrounge — 1 verb (I, T) informal to get money or something you want by asking other people for it rather than by paying for it yourself: scrounge (sth) off/from sb: I managed to scrounge some money off my dad. scrounger noun (C) 2 noun be on the scrounge… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scrounge — [[t]skra͟ʊnʤ[/t]] scrounges, scrounging, scrounged VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone scrounges something such as food or money, you disapprove of them because they get it by asking for it, rather than by buying it or earning it.… … English dictionary
