scrounge
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scrounge
- /ˈskɹaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ US, UK
- /ˈskɹæʊ̯nd͡ʒ/
- /ˈskɹaːnd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -aʊndʒ
Where it comes from
1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge ("to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer") (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal scringe ("to pry about"); or perhaps related to scrouge, scrooge ("push, jostle") (1755, also Cockney slang for "a crowd"), probably suggestive of screw, squeeze. Popularized by the military in World War I.
verb scrounges · scrounging · scrounged
- To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean. scrounge for food
- To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another. As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.
noun scrounges
- Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.
- An act of scrounging; a trip taken for the purpose of scrounging. "Still, it's not much good sending you two off on a medical supplies scrounge. What about food and general stores? Suit you?"
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verb To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
| Français | glaner |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | abstauben, klauben, stibitzen |
| Italiano | battere cassa |
| Русский | собирать sobiratʹ |
verb To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
| Français | quémander, profiter |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | schnorren |
| Italiano | scroccare |
| Русский | выпра́шивать vyprášivatʹ, выцыга́нивать vycygánivatʹ |
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