scrounge up

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scrounge up

verb scrounges up · scrounging up · scrounged up

informal, transitive To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability. Let me look around and see if I can scrounge up any old blankets for you to take to your picnic.

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verb to find despite a lack of availability

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@misc{scrounge_up_2026,
  title = {scrounge up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrounge%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}