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Scrounge

/skɹaʊndʒ/

Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.

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📖 Definitions of "Scrounge"

noun

1
Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.

verb

1
To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
2
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."

🔄 Synonyms of "Scrounge"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
foragenoun	To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.
cadgeverb	(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scrounge"

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Word	Definition
forageverb	To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.
cadgeverb	(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
scrounge upverb	(transitive, informal) To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.
scrapenoun	The sound or action of something being scraped.
scabnoun	An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
scrougenoun	(UK, dialect and US, colloquial, transitive) To crowd; to squeeze.
scramblenoun	A dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette.
seekverb	(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
grabblenoun	(obsolete) A method of fishing using a line with several hooks fastened to it along with a lead weight so that the hooks sit on the bottom.
routnoun	(originally military) The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing.
scournoun	Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
scout outverb	to search, to look for
leasenoun	(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
scrabnoun	A crabapple.
scare upverb	(figuratively) To find or procure (something), especially something not easily found or procured, and especially while relying on chance to provide the means.
scurnoun	(veterinary medicine) A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.
scrobbleverb	(Internet) To publish one's media consumption habits to the Internet via software, in order to track when and how often certain items are played.
dredge upverb	(figuratively) To find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sources.
root aboutverb	(figuratively) To rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion.
skirrnoun	To make a whirring sound.