mooch

or mouch

[ mooch ]

/ mutʃ /

Slang.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mooch ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.

to get or take without paying or at another's expense; sponge: He always mooches cigarettes.

to beg.

to steal.

verb (used without object)

to skulk or sneak.

to loiter or wander about.

noun

Also moocher. a person who mooches.

Origin of mooch

1425–75; late Middle English, apparently variant of Middle English michen<Old French muchier to skulk, hide

Words nearby mooch

monzonite, moo, moob, moobs, MOOC, mooch, mood, mood-altering, mood board, mood disorder, Moodle

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Example sentences from the Web for mooch

An' de track show she gon' back up de hill, an' I ver' mooch scare—cos she was dead!
Connie Morgan in the Fur Country|James B. Hendryx
An' I ver' mooch scare, cos I'm fraid de tamahnawus mad on me for kill de fox w'at yell lak de man.
Connie Morgan in the Fur Country|James B. Hendryx
There ees a proverb of my father's which say that 'it shall take a gold mine to work a silver mine,' so mooch more he cost.
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte
"Eet ees not so ver' mooch," proceeded the factor, ignoring Al's question and quickly changing his tack regarding the ransom.
With Sully into the Sioux Land|Joseph Mills Hanson

The second-hand man shook his head many times as he repeated slowly, "Altogedder too mooch."
Sube Cane|Edward Bellamy Partridge

British Dictionary definitions for mooch

mooch

/ (muːtʃ) /

verb slang

(intr often foll by around) to loiter or walk aimlessly

(intr) to behave in an apathetic way

(intr) to sneak or lurk; skulk

(tr) to cadge

(tr) mainly US and Canadian to steal

Derived forms of mooch

moocher, noun

Word Origin for mooch

C17: perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mooch
释义	mooch or mouch [ mooch ] / mutʃ / Slang. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mooch ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it. to get or take without paying or at another's expense; sponge: He always mooches cigarettes. to beg. to steal. verb (used without object) to skulk or sneak. to loiter or wander about. noun Also moocher. a person who mooches. Origin of mooch 1425–75; late Middle English, apparently variant of Middle English michen<Old French muchier to skulk, hide Words nearby mooch monzonite, moo, moob, moobs, MOOC, mooch, mood, mood-altering, mood board, mood disorder, Moodle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mooch An' de track show she gon' back up de hill, an' I ver' mooch scare—cos she was dead! Connie Morgan in the Fur Country\|James B. Hendryx An' I ver' mooch scare, cos I'm fraid de tamahnawus mad on me for kill de fox w'at yell lak de man. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country\|James B. Hendryx There ees a proverb of my father's which say that 'it shall take a gold mine to work a silver mine,' so mooch more he cost. Stories in Light and Shadow\|Bret Harte "Eet ees not so ver' mooch," proceeded the factor, ignoring Al's question and quickly changing his tack regarding the ransom. With Sully into the Sioux Land\|Joseph Mills Hanson The second-hand man shook his head many times as he repeated slowly, "Altogedder too mooch." Sube Cane\|Edward Bellamy Partridge British Dictionary definitions for mooch mooch / (muːtʃ) / verb slang (intr often foll by around) to loiter or walk aimlessly (intr) to behave in an apathetic way (intr) to sneak or lurk; skulk (tr) to cadge (tr) mainly US and Canadian to steal Derived forms of mooch moocher, noun Word Origin for mooch C17: perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mooch beg, scrounge, borrow, sponge, freeload, bum
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mooch

or mouch

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of mooch

Words nearby mooch

Example sentences from the Web for mooch

British Dictionary definitions for mooch

verb slang

Derived forms of mooch

Word Origin for mooch

Words related to mooch