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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scrounge /skraʊndʒ/USA pronunciation v., scrounged, scroung•ing. v. - to borrow without expecting to repay: [no object; ~ + off]to scrounge off his friends.[~ + object]to scrounge a cigarette.
- to gather by searching around: [~ + object]scrounged enough money to buy gas.[~ (+ up) + object]to scrounge (up) food for supper.[~ + object (+ up)]to scrounge food (up) for supper.
scroung•er, n. [countable]the best scrounger in the Army. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scrounge (skrounj),USA pronunciation v., scrounged, scroung•ing, n. v.t. - to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it:to scrounge a cigarette.
- to gather together by foraging;
seek out:We'll try to scrounge enough food for supper from the neighbors.
v.i. - to borrow, esp. a small item one is not expected to return or replace.
- scrounge around, to search or forage for something, esp. in a haphazard or disorganized fashion;
hunt for:We scrounged around for something to eat.
n. - a habitual borrower;
sponger. - an act or instance of scrounging.
- a person who exists by foraging. Also, scroung′er (for defs. 5, 7).
- alteration of dialect, dialectal scringe to glean 1905–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scrounge /skraʊndʒ/ vb informal - when intr, sometimes followed by around: to search in order to acquire (something) without cost
- to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging
Etymology: 20th Century: variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure originˈscrounger n |