scrounge

scrounge

 (skrounj)

v. scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es Informal

v.tr.

1. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother. See Synonyms at cadge.

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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scroung′er n.

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scrounge

(skraʊndʒ)

vb

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

[C20: variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure origin]

ˈscrounger n

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scrounge

(skraʊndʒ)

v.t.

1. to borrow with no intention of repaying.

2. to assemble by foraging.

v.i.

3. to borrow something small that one is not expected to return.

[1905–10; alter. of dial. scringe to glean]

scroung′er, n.

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scrounge

- First meant to live off or sponge off someone else; it is a variant of scrunge, "steal."

See also related terms for steal.

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scrounge

Past participle: scrounged
Gerund: scrounging

Imperative

scrounge

scrounge

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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) She had to scrounge the money.

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Translations

يَحْصَل على شَيء بالتَّوَسُّل

vyžebrat si

nasse

schnorren

sníkja

scroccareelemosinarerubacchiare

iškaulytikaulytikaulytojas

izkaulētizlūgties

vyžobrať si

otlakçılık etmek

乞讨讨要

scrounge

[skraʊndʒ]

A. N to be on the scrounge (for sth) → ir sacando (algo) de gorra
to have a scrounge round for sth → ir por ahí pidiendo algo

B. VT → gorronear, gorrear
I scrounged a ticket → gorroneé una entrada
to scrounge sth from sb → gorronear algo a algn
can I scrounge a drink from you? → ¿me invitas a un trago?

C. VI to scrounge on or off sb → vivir a costa de algn
to scrounge around for sth → ir por ahí pidiendo algo

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scrounge

[ˈskraʊndʒ]

vt → taper
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.

vi → taper
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

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scrounge

(inf)

vi

(= sponge) → schnorren (inf) → (off, from bei); he scrounged off his parents for years → er lag seinen Eltern jahrelang auf der Tasche (inf)

(= hunt) to scrounge around for something → nach etw herumsuchen

vt → schnorren (inf), → abstauben (inf) → (from, off bei)

n to be on the scrounge → am Schnorren or Abstauben sein (inf); he’s always on the scrounge for cigarettes → er schnorrt dauernd Zigaretten (inf)

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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 sb → vivere alle spalle di qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scrounge

(skraundʒ) verb

to get by begging from someone else. May I scrounge some coffee? leen يَحْصَل على شَيء بالتَّوَسُّل изпросвам esmolar vyžebrat si schnorren nasse κάνω τράκα gorrear lunima سر كيسه كردن pummata taper לְשנוֹרֵר उड़ा लेना, इकट्ठा करना, खोजना žicati potyázik memohon sníkja scroccare ねだる 신세를 지다 (iš)kaulyti izlūgties; izkaulēt mengecek untuk mendapatkan sesuatu schooientigge, rappe, knabbewyprosić, wyżebrać لیف کول 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 乞讨，讨要

ˈscrounger noun

lener مَن يَعيش على حِساب غَيْرِه وبالتَّوَسُّل муфтаджия parasita vyžírka der/die Schnorrer(in) nasser τρακαδόρος gorrón hulgus, parasiit تلكه گير pummi tapeur/-euse שנורר खोजने वाला, ढूंढ़ने वाला žicer tolvaj, harácsoló pemohon maður sem sníkir af öðrum scroccone ねだる人 식객 kaulytojas lūdzējs; diedelnieks pengecek scharrelaarsnylter pieczeniarz تلكه 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

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