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Mooch

🔄 Synonyms of "Mooch"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
cadgeverb	(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
grubnoun	(uncountable, slang) Food.
spongenoun	(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mooch"

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Word	Definition
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
cadgeverb	(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
spongenoun	(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
grubnoun	(uncountable, slang) Food.
mooch offverb	To obtain (something) by taking advantage of the charity of (someone or something).
bum aroundverb	(transitive and intransitive, informal) To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.
louse aroundverb	(British, slang) To slack off; to be lazy or a parasite on others.
knock aboutverb	(intransitive) To move or roam around aimlessly.
pootleverb	(British) To wander or ramble in a leisurely, indirect, or aimless manner, such as by walking or driving.
grobbleverb	(dialectal, intransitive) To work in an inefficient and laborious way; to do rough, dirty work.
moffleverb	(intransitive, UK, dialect, dated) To do something clumsily.
muck aboutverb	(informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
footle aroundverb	To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.
footle aboutverb	To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.
loiternoun	A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose.
prowlnoun	(colloquial) The act of prowling.
fool aroundverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.
muck aroundverb	To muck about.
pooternoun	A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.
prat aroundverb	(British, Ireland, intransitive, informal) To behave foolishly.