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8 Letter Words for Scrounge
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Definitions for Scrounge
[1] to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
[2] to gather together by foraging; seek out: We'll try to scrounge enough food for supper from the neighbors.
[3] to borrow, especially a small item one is not expected to return or replace.
[4] a habitual borrower; sponger.
[5] an act or instance of scrounging.
[6] a person who exists by foraging.
[7] scrounge around , to search or forage for something, especially in a haphazard or disorganized fashion; hunt for: We scrounged around for something to eat.
[8] (when intr, sometimes foll by around ) to search in order to acquire (something) without cost
[9] to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging
Words related to Scrounge
sponge, wheedle, hunt, freeload, bum
Words nearby Scrounge
scrotitis, scrotocele, scrotoplasty, scrotum, scrouge, scrounge, scrounge around, scrounge up, scroungy, scrovegni chapel, scrub
Origin of Scrounge
First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of dial. scringe to glean
Word origin for Scrounge
C20: variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure origin