scrounge
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.
to borrow, especially a small item one is not expected to return or replace.
a habitual borrower; sponger.
an act or instance of scrounging.
a person who exists by foraging.
scrounge around, to search or forage for something, especially in a haphazard or disorganized fashion; hunt for: We scrounged around for something to eat.
Origin of scrounge
1- Also scrounger (for defs. 4, 6).
Words Nearby scrounge
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How to use scrounge in a sentence
Since Holtsman did not receive much guidance or support, he had to scrounge for supplies and ran his own operations.
When you earn money, cash falls from the sky, meaning you have to scrounge on the floor for dollar bills.
“I have been on food stamps and had to scrounge for money,” she says.
I was able to scrounge up $9,000 and then put in $9,000 of my own, so I was in for $18,000.
Billy Sammeth, the Manager Fired by Cher and Joan Rivers, Tells His Side of the Story | Kevin Sessums | February 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"Let's scrounge anything we can find that runs on gasoline or coal oil," said Al Miner.
The Year When Stardust Fell | Raymond F. Jones
I was never any good at this so Bruce used to scrounge for us.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonWhile my company was in support one day my corporal and I managed to scrounge into a pill-box away from the awful mud.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories | VariousOne day we missed one of our fellows, a Cockney, for about two hours, and guessed he was on the "scrounge" somewhere or other.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories | VariousBack from a spell behind Ypres in 1915, a few of us decided to scrounge round for a hair-cut.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories | Various
British Dictionary definitions for scrounge
/ (skraʊndʒ) /
(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
Origin of scrounge
1Derived forms of scrounge
- scrounger, noun
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