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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.

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[Alteration of dialectal scrunge, to steal.]

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scrounger n.

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scrounge

Verb

[scrounging, scrounged] Informal to get (something) by asking for it rather than buying it or working for it [dialect scrunge to steal]

scrounger n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	scrounge - collect or look around for (food) forage 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" schnorr, shnorr, cadge beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

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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)

Translations

scrounge [skraundʒ] (col) vt to scrounge sth off or from sb → gorronear algo a algn vi to scrounge on sb → vivir a costa de algn

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scrounge [skraundʒ] (inf) vt to scrounge sth (off or from sb) → se faire payer qch (par qn), emprunter qch (à qn) vi to scrounge on sb → vivre aux crochets de qn

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scrounge [skraundʒ] (inf) vt to scrounge sth off sb → etw bei jdm schnorren vi → schnorren

n on the scrounge → am Schnorren

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scrounge [skraundʒ] vt (col): to scrounge sth (off or from sb) → scroccare qc (a qn)

vi to scrounge on sb → vivere alle spalle di qn

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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 구걸하다 (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 старцювати; випрошувати چیزیں ہتھیانا xin, ăn xin 乞讨

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 乞讨者