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scrounge
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scrounge  (skrounj)
v. scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es Slang
v.tr.
1. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother.
2. To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.
v.intr.
1. To seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounge for a cigarette.
2. To forage about in an effort to acquire something at no cost: scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack.

[Alteration of dialectal scrunge, to steal.]

scrounger n.

scrounge [skraʊndʒ]
vb Informal
1. (when intr, sometimes foll by around) to search in order to acquire (something) without cost
2. to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging
[variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure origin]
scrounger  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.scrounge - collect or look around for (food)
hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
rustle - forage food
2.scrounge - obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

scrounge
verb (Informal) cadge, beg, sponge (informal), bum (informal), touch (someone) for (slang), blag (slang), wheedle, mooch (slang), forage for, hunt around (for), sorn (Scot.), freeload (slang), bludge (Austral. & N.Z. informal) She had to scrounge the money.
Translations
scrounge [skraʊndʒ]
A. N to be on the scrounge (for sth)ir sacando(algo)de gorra
to have a scrounge round for sthir por ahí pidiendo algo
B. VTgorronear, gorrear
I scrounged a ticketgorroneé una entrada
to scrounge sth from sbgorronear algo a algn
can I scrounge a drink from you?¿me invitas a un trago?
C. VI to scrounge on or off sbvivir a costa de algn
to scrounge around for sthir por ahí pidiendo algo

scrounge [ˈskraʊndʒ]
vttaper >
to scrounge sth off sb, to scrounge sth from sb → taper qch à qn
He tried to scrounge some money off me for his bus fare → Il a essayé de me taper de l'argent pour son ticket de bus.
vitaper >
to scrounge on sb → vivre aux crochets de qn
to scrounge for sth → taper qch
n
to be on the scrounge for sth → essayer de taper qch >

scrounge (inf)
vi
(= sponge)schnorren (inf)(off, from bei); he scrounged off his parents for yearser lag seinen Eltern jahrelang auf der Tasche (inf)
(= hunt) to scrounge around for somethingnach etw herumsuchen
vtschnorren (inf), → abstauben (inf)(from, off bei)
n to be on the scroungeam Schnorren or Abstauben sein (inf); he’s always on the scrounge for cigaretteser schnorrt dauernd Zigaretten (inf)

scrounge [skraʊndʒ] (fam)
1. n to be on the scrounge (for sth)scroccare (qc)
here he comes, on the scrounge again → eccolo, il solito scroccone
2. vt (gen) → scroccare
to scrounge sth off or from sb → scroccare qc a qn
3. vi to scrounge on or off sbvivere alle spalle di qn

scrounge [skraʊndʒ] (fam)
1. n to be on the scrounge (for sth)scroccare (qc)
here he comes, on the scrounge again → eccolo, il solito scroccone
2. vt (gen) → scroccare
to scrounge sth off or from sb → scroccare qc a qn
3. vi to scrounge on or off sbvivere alle spalle di qn

scrounge
v scrounge [skraundʒ]
to get by begging from someone else May I scrounge some coffee? leen يَحْصَل على شَيء بالتَّوَسُّل изпросвам vyžebrat si nasse schnorren κάνω τράκα gorrear lunima سر كيسه كردن pummata taper (de) לְשנוֹרֵר उड़ा लेना, इकट्ठा करना, खोजना žicati potyázik memohon sníkja scroccare ねだる 신세를 지다 (iš)kaulyti izlūgties; izkaulēt mengecek untuk mendapatkan sesuatu schooien tigge, rappe, knabbe wyprosić, wyżebrać cravar a tapa (de) попрошайничать vyžobrať si žicati iskamčiti snylta (tigga) sig till ขอบริจาค otlakçılık etmek 乞討,索取 старцювати; випрошувати چیزیں ہتھیانا xin, ăn xin
n scrounger
lener مَن يَعيش على حِساب غَيْرِه وبالتَّوَسُّل муфтаджия vyžírka nasser der/die Schnorrer(in) τρακαδόρος gorrón hulgus, parasiit تلكه گير pummi tapeur/-euse שנוֹרֵר खोजने वाला, ढूंढ़ने वाला žicer tolvaj, harácsoló pemohon maður sem sníkir af öðrum scroccone ねだる人 식객 kaulytojas lūdzējs; diedelnieks pengecek scharrelaar snylter pieczeniarz parasita întreţinut попрошайка podliak, gauner žicar koji iskamči snyltare ผู้ขอบริจาค otlakçı 乞討者 старець, жебрак اٹھائی گیر، مفت خور người ăn xin


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