Scrounge

Quick meaning: Scrounge is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
2. Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.
3. An act of scrounging; a trip taken for the purpose of scrounging.

Example Sentences

scrounge for food

Now you don't seem so proud about having to be scrounging your next meal.

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.

"Still, it's not much good sending you two off on a medical supplies scrounge. What about food and general stores? Suit you?"

Word Forms

• scrounges
• scrounging
• scrounged

Synonyms for scrounge

Depending on context, synonyms include blag, cadge, leech, sponge, freeload, mooch.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include forage, cadge, scrape, scab, scrouge, scramble.

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