scavenge
scavenge /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/ verb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for scavenge
1 F0 to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish: » The flood has left villagers and animals desperately scavenging for food.» We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the local rubbish dump.Thesaurus+: ↑Searching2 F0 If a wild animal scavenges, it feeds on the flesh of dead decaying animals. Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviourThesaurus+: ↑Searching |