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(skro̵unj)

transitive verb scrounged, scrounging

to manage to get or find by hunting around: usually with up
to get by begging or sponging; mooch
to take without permission; pilfer

Origin: prob. altered < scrouge

intransitive verb

Informal to seek (around) for something; forage

Related Forms:

scrounger noun

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verb scrounged scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es
Slang

verb, transitive

To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother.
To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.

verb, intransitive

To seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounge for a cigarette.
To forage about in an effort to acquire something at no cost: scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of dialectal scrunge, to steal

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Related Forms:

scroungˈer noun

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